The CBOT was mostly higher on Wednesday, led by rallies in corn and wheat that broke their Friday (post-WASDE) highs. Milling wheat stocks are tightening around the world, fueling the rally, and little cash selling in the U.S. has allowed corn to rally easily. Soybeans were mixed but slightly higher as bearish fundamental news mixed with spillover buying from the grain markets. Higher crude oil futures helped buoy ag markets as well. Funds are thought to have secured 15,000 contracts of corn futures and 8,000 contracts of wheat along with 6,000 contracts of soybeans. A major theme of today’s trade was higher crude oil offering support to outside markets, including the CBOT. Crude oil rallied and traded over a short-term trendli...
Russian Grain Markets: 29 June-3 July 2026 The new marketing season has officially begun in Russia, although bearish sentiment has been concentrated in the southern regions closest to the Black Sea ports, where export demand has been weakest. Delays in grain deliveries to inland elevators have...
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...
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