The CBOT was mostly lower at mid-week with traders still reacting to the bearish implications of the January WASDE. For bulls, matters seem to keep getting worse as competion from South America continues to rise. Brazilian FOB offers for soybeans are plunging lower while the Rosario Grain Exchange pegged Argentina’s 2023/24 corn crop at a new record high. Combined with surprisingly well-stocked U.S. balance sheets, these developments are adding to the market’s recent bearishness and driving futures lower. Corn and wheat markets scored new contract lows for the day while soybeans are threatening to drop below $12.00. Funds were again net sellers for the day and currently see little reason to abandon their successful, profitable b...
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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