Never understood the market phrase “friendly” – friendly to whom? Today’s market was not too unfriendly to anyone from the standpoint that up or down, there were no dramatic swings. Call it light volatility. Key points:
The results were mixed with corn, soymeal, and livestock higher, soybeans and wheat lower. There was higher volume in HRW, live cattle and lean hogs. Generally, narrow trading ranges. Mostly single digit changes. A new contract low was hit in HRS.
Thus far this week, corn and soybeans have been holding on, but wheat is getting dragged lower.
The session opened with USDA’s weekly Export Sales report. New wheat commitments exceeded even the high pre-report estimate, though it di...
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...
