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Market Commentary: Export Sales, Weather Mix the Markets

Wheat was the ball and chain while corn was the balloon in today’s trading. The weekly USDA Export Sales report from USDA was notable for wheat with washouts in old crop sales leading to a marketing year low, but new crop sales going blockbuster as Guatemala, Mexico and Panama all sought coverage. There may some issue with recent Panama numbers. Corn was a bright spot with old crop sales higher and exports above the prior four-week average. Corn sales are up 25 percent over the prior year, but actual exports will be watched in upcoming weeks for any undermining by South America. From there it was downhill for the soy complex, beef and pork, the latter hitting its marketing year low.    While wheat traded lower, it continu...

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Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.48/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.1525/bushel, down $0.065 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.7125/bushel, up $0.195 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $298.1/short ton, up $4 fro...

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Market Commentary: Market Movers Galore Move Markets

A tariff truce, export inspections, WASDE and crop progress. Monday was action packed and the much-anticipated USDA May WASDE report did not disappoint. In general, it was mixed for corn, bullish for soybeans, and bearish for wheat. In fact, all three major wheat contracts registered new contra...

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Mercosur Regional Analysis

Corn   Argentina’s corn harvest continues to progress slowly, not only because the focus remains on soybeans — with more than 21 percent harvested in just one week — but also due to rains recorded in several areas. To date, 34 percent of the estimated corn area has b...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.48/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.1525/bushel, down $0.065 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.7125/bushel, up $0.195 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $298.1/short ton, up $4 fro...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Market Movers Galore Move Markets

A tariff truce, export inspections, WASDE and crop progress. Monday was action packed and the much-anticipated USDA May WASDE report did not disappoint. In general, it was mixed for corn, bullish for soybeans, and bearish for wheat. In fact, all three major wheat contracts registered new contra...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds

Mercosur Regional Analysis

Corn   Argentina’s corn harvest continues to progress slowly, not only because the focus remains on soybeans — with more than 21 percent harvested in just one week — but also due to rains recorded in several areas. To date, 34 percent of the estimated corn area has b...

U.S. and China Agree to Cut Tariffs for 90 Days and Continue Negotiating

After weeks of Chinese denials that they were engaged in talks with the U.S on tariffs, the governments of the United States and the People’s Republic of China issued a joint statement this morning saying that they would rescind reciprocal tariffs for the coming 90 days. It included: ...

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