The Market The trading week was just four session long due to Monday’s holiday but it seemed more bearish than it turned out. March soybeans closed lower on three of the four days and still managed a net 1.75 cent gain. Soymeal remains well supported and advanced another $4 this week to 480/ST. Soyoil was another story as it was up two sessions, down two sessions, and lost -.43 cents on the week.
While Chicago soyoil sank, the Malaysian May palm oil contract hit 4,235 ringgits/MT ($0.43/pound), its highest price in seven weeks. They closed out this week at 4,202 ringgits/MT. Canola edged higher this week as well. Export Sales U.S. soybean export sales for 2022/23 were up 20 percent from the week before but down 18 pe...
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...
