With the excitement of the Phase One deal fading into the rearview mirror, the CBOT was broadly lower again as traders and analysts attempt to pencil out the agreement’s impacts on agriculture. Disappointment about the (expected) lack of commodity-specific details left corn and the soy complex to drift lower for the day. Once again, wheat was the upside leader with March Chicago futures posting a new high for their move after technical considerations strengthened overnight. The soy complex came under some pressure today as buy wheat/sell soybeans and/or corn trade developed. With the Brazilian and Argentine crops looming, it will be difficult for corn/soybeans to make a sizeable rally without exports supporting the market. The Phase O...
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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