Markets started lower Sunday night, and that weakness accelerated into widespread selling across the wheat and soybean markets today. Some of the same bearish factors took center stage again, including the following:
Lack of progress in the trade talks with China Possibility of late week rain in parts of the northern and southern Plains plus a chance for some precipitation across the Black sea region Expectations that U.S. corn planting could have reached 40 percent completion in today’s crop progress report The pending May WASDE (supply/demand) to be released Thursday
As it is too early to do anything else, most assume that USDA will use trend-line yields (or close) on the supply side and be conservative on the demand side i...
What You Need to Know Today: After a period of limited activity, USDA reported a sizeable 613 KMT in soybean export sales, including 330 KMT to China and 283 KMT to unknown destinations, potentially also China. The purchases represent a meaningful pickup in demand and bring China closer to ful...
Key Takeaways: Consumer spending is a key driver of the U.S. economy, and the latest retail sales data indicate that spending remains robust despite inflation. In September, total retail and food service sales rose more than 6 percent year-over-year, with food service spending up 7 percent and...
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...
