The CBOT pared Monday’s gains on Tuesday as traders and funds finalized preparations and positions for the October WASDE report on Wednesday. Wheat saw the largest losses but still traded an inside day on the charts, thanks to Monday’s 50+ cent gains. Corn futures pulled back as well but did not stray far from the $7.00 mark. Soybeans managed to find small gains despite weakness in soyoil and two-sided trade in soymeal. Funds were slight sellers across the board for the day but are still clinging to a large long position in corn heading into tomorrow’s report. The weekly Export Inspections report was once again neutral corn and wheat and bearish soybeans. Soybean inspections were up sharply from the prior week, but YTD sh...
Russian Grain Markets: 29 June-3 July 2026 The new marketing season has officially begun in Russia, although bearish sentiment has been concentrated in the southern regions closest to the Black Sea ports, where export demand has been weakest. Delays in grain deliveries to inland elevators have...
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...
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