The CBOT rally that started on Wednesday continued into Friday as traders bought back short positions and added slight length to positions heading into the weekend. The U.S. weather forecast has shifted to favor hotter, drier weather into August, which prompted most of this week’s recovery in corn and soybeans. The wheat market rallied as well, though fundamental news for the move was notably lacking. The trade is looking forward to next week’s WASDE report from USDA, to be released on Tuesday, and expectations are generally for a bearish report.
The Export Sales report was once again bearish old crop corn and soybeans and bearish new crop wheat, with sales and exports of all three commodities missing their weekly t...
CORN Argentina In Argentina, after several weeks of intense and frequent rainfall, weather conditions have improved, with clear days, dry cold, and wind supporting both soil and grain drying. Harvest activity has resumed; however, producers continue to prioritize soybeans, limiting progress in...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
