After days of flat to faltering closes, corn and soybeans have now rebounded the past two days, and today wheat joined the rally. In two days, July corn has gained 13 cents and July soybeans are up 36 cents.
USDA’s Export Sales report showed old crop washouts and lower actual exports. Old crop wheat export sales are trending down as buyers switch to 2024/25 supplies. New soybean commitments were up, but exports at 269,100 MT were at a marketing year low. Old crop soymeal sales were down, but new crop sales were up. Soyoil purchases and exports were both lower.
Weather whipsaws the market as rains are either too much, too little, or in the U.S. just about right. On the bearish side is a trough in the middle of the...
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...
