GOOD MORNING, The market remains focused this week on South American weather, harvest pressure, and signs of any Chinese purchases. Last week the corn market reversed course, breaking to new lows on Thursday only to take back those losses on Friday, in effect showing us its trading range in a two-day period. Part of the rally was attributed to potential corn business, as traders noticed signs of export trade off the PNW, (thought to be possible Chinese business), which drove shorts out since it was a three-day weekend. Passage of the USMCA trade deal was an important stabilizing feature. Technicals featured a strong trade in wheat with an outside up week closing higher. Strong demand, lower produc...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets remain mixed with Capesize vessels seeing continued pressure from weaker demand while fixtures and rate strength gradually increases towards the smaller vessel classes. Tanker markets are pulling back from their recent highs as tonnage moves out of the Mid...
The Trump import plan for 300,000 MT of beef supplies used for ground beef, i.e., lean trim, from September through November has, according to Secretary Brooke Rollins, brought some relief to beef prices. The Executive Order states that the Secretary of Agriculture will analyze and review the m...
Key Takeaways: Texas illustrates the assumptions underlying the 2025 FMMO reform; Idaho exposes their limitations. The Southwest order blend (roughly 27 percent Class I, 32 percent Class III and 31 percent Class IV) exposes Texas producers to every lever USDA adjusted, with a near-neutral proj...
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