The Market Soymeal continues to be the drag on the market but even soyoil did not help much this week. Soybean prices were down about 12 cents for this week, with meal losing $13 and soyoil off a fraction. But soybean prices are up nearly 5 percent over the past month and that is the larger trend. The latest drivers, a weakening dollar and China going soft on Covid controls should provide a more supportive environment. Soybean prices in China are still nearly a third higher than in Chicago.
Of course, ever present is the war trimming edible oil supply, and renewable diesel gobbling up whatever is available. The renewable diesel demand creates a situation where the premium for soyoil is now 30 percent over rape/canola...
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...
