Today’s market opened generally tracking the higher close in the overnight session. It was bolstered by more cuts in expected Argentina production. But then USDA’s Export Sales report indicated marketing year record low soybeans sales last week and there was an about face that turned into heavy selling. On mostly higher volume, there was some notable incongruities in some of the contracts:
There was a new contract high in the April feeder cattle contract, but then it closed with a loss. Corn export sales last week hit over 1 MMT for the first time in a month, and it was rewarded with the fourth straight day of losses including today’s being the steepest selloff. Wednesday’s USDA WASDE report was not bearis...
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...
