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Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for July 12-18, 2024 Wheat:  Net sales of 309,300 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were down 47 percent from the previous week and 46 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 271,500 MT were down 57 percent from the previous week and 30 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (64,700 MT), Nigeria (58,800 MT), Japan (47,300 MT), Brazil (33,000 MT), and Guatemala (22,400 MT). Corn:  Net sales of 331,400 MT for 2023/2024 were down 24 percent from the previous week and 29 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 1,209,800 MT were up 10 percent from the previous week and 19 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were...

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Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.455/bushel, up $0.03 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.2475/bushel, up $0.075 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.7775/bushel, up $0.0525 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $291.9/short ton, down $1.4 fro...

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Market Commentary: Tax Credit Hopes Bouy Soyoil; Wheat Gains on Weather; Cattle Turn Bearish

Weather and Congressional tax policy were at the forefront of futures traders’ minds on Wednesday and these two factors drove much of the day’s price action. The weather outlooks – favorable for the Corn Belt and dry for the Southern Plains, Europe, and Black Sea – creat...

Pesticide Assault; WTO Attacks U.S.; African Future

Pesticide Assault The Wall Street Journal reported that RFK, Jr.’s intent to ban all pesticides is running into opposition from other officials in the Trump Administration. His critics worry that removing pesticides will drive up food costs and know that inflation is a key consumer concer...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.455/bushel, up $0.03 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.2475/bushel, up $0.075 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.7775/bushel, up $0.0525 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $291.9/short ton, down $1.4 fro...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Tax Credit Hopes Bouy Soyoil; Wheat Gains on Weather; Cattle Turn Bearish

Weather and Congressional tax policy were at the forefront of futures traders’ minds on Wednesday and these two factors drove much of the day’s price action. The weather outlooks – favorable for the Corn Belt and dry for the Southern Plains, Europe, and Black Sea – creat...

Pesticide Assault; WTO Attacks U.S.; African Future

Pesticide Assault The Wall Street Journal reported that RFK, Jr.’s intent to ban all pesticides is running into opposition from other officials in the Trump Administration. His critics worry that removing pesticides will drive up food costs and know that inflation is a key consumer concer...

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Wheat Problem Areas

As noted yesterday, global wheat consumption has been growing faster than the expansion in production. Sometimes it takes non-agricultural researchers to look at an issue in a different way. Petroleum engineers at the Colorado School of Mines studied global areas where the loss of sub-surface s...

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