Regional News Farmers across the UK, Ireland, France, and northern Germany are struggling to plant winter crops this fall due to heavy September rains. French winter wheat plantings are 29 percent complete, compared to the 50 percent that is typical for this time of year. French barley plantings lag their typical pace by 10 percent. Fieldwork is expected to accelerate this week as dry conditions return to the region. Despite the heavy rain in parts of western Europe, eastern Europe is suffering from the opposite issue. Dry conditions through August and September are hampering rapeseed plantings, leaving expectations that EU rapeseed area is expected to decrease for next year’s crop. The EU’s crop monitoring unit MARS sai...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Dry bulk markets were volatile but ultimately steady this week with notable differences in rate developments across vessel classes. The Capesize sector, which led the recent rally in freight rates with its dramatic surge, pulled back slightly amid more cautious chartering activity, partic...
Key Market Insights Macro markets delivered a full whipsaw today. Early in the session, crude oil had rallied back above $100/barrel as traders priced renewed concern over the U.S.-Iran standoff and potential supply risk through the Strait of Hormuz. That strength helped pull grains off their o...
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