The Market It was a good week for soyoil, and another downer for soybeans and soymeal. March soyoil gained 5.6 percent to end at 47.26 cents/pound. March soymeal lost 2.8 percent and is now valued at 346.8/ST. But it also hit a new contract low of 341/ST. It was just a modest 0.4 percent loss for March soybeans, closing out at 1183.5/bushel. There are many bearish factors weighing on the market including weak exports, rising stocks, good production in South America, and potentially weakening Chinese demand. The weight of it all is not going away.
Palm oil prices have risen to the point that they are at a premium to soyoil and sunflower oil, which will cap how much higher they can go. Malaysian palm oil futures have risen 5 percent in 20...
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...
