The trade continued to position ahead of tomorrow’s May USDA WASDE report. Some took profits as they backed out of positions but, overall, there was lower volume.
The exception being soyoil where a new July contract low was printed. Adverse South American crop weather supports old crop values and North American weather pressures new crop positions but, for the trading week thus far, SRW is up, and soymeal hangs on, but corn, beans and soyoil are down.
USDA’s weekly Export Sales report indicated that new wheat commitments for MY 2023/24 were down from the prior week but still above the prior four-week average. And sales for MY 2024/25 were at the upper end of expectations. Corn and soybean, soymeal, and soyoil s...
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...
