Last week, we covered the Hogs and Pigs report which showed the swine herd still in contraction mode but slowing down from earlier in the year. The September and June inventory was 99 percent of last year, compared to March and December at 98 and 96 percent, respectively, of the prior year. Also, farrowing intentions for September through November were steady from the prior quarter at 99 percent of a year ago. We noted that there are a lot of reasons why producers would resist expansion: exports through August (in data released today) are down 15 percent, though the good news is August 2022 exports are up fractionally from August 2021 and the largest volume since November 2021. Domestic demand is weak due to inflation and inventories of po...
What You Need to Know Today: The hot, dry weather forecast continues to drive strength in grain futures with corn and soybeans hitting another day of strong gains. Monday’s Crop Progress and Conditions data were in line with market expectations and showed relatively few concerns for the...
Yesterday we wrote about the Q1 GDP numbers and the June employment reports in an article entitled Real GDP for Q1 Relying on AI Buildout, Held Back by Consumer Spending. That article mentioned that consumer spending had become a drag on GDP. Nonetheless, real GDP in Q1 was revised upward to 2...
Key Takeaways: The Middle East and North Africa's arid climate and limited water resources have created a structural dependence on imported wheat. Government wheat tenders in major importing countries serve as important benchmarks for global trade, providing insight into exporter competitivene...
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