The CBOT ended mostly higher for the day with ethanol production data and end-user buying supporting corn futures overnight and during Wednesday morning’s trade. Corn futures traded sharply higher near mid-day as end-user buying triggered buy-stops that carried the market above key resistance levels. Fundamental input remains bullish for corn futures and today’s technical performance reflected that reality. Wheat and, to a lesser extent, soybeans were followers of the corn rally and those markets posed small gains for the day. Funds were net buyers for the day, securing some 25,000 contracts of corn, 10,000 contracts of Chicago wheat, and 4,000 contracts of soybeans. Fundamental news remains light but corn, soybean, and H...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. launches naval escort operations in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran attacks UAE oil infrastructure, escalating geopolitical risk and supporting energy and broader commodity markets Biofuel demand entering uncharted territory, with soyoil valuation increasingly di...
The Middle East is said to be undergoing a transformation as economic priorities transcend security concerns. This is evidenced by diversification away from oil and the UAE’s departure from OPEC. Meanwhile, the Palestine issue has been deprioritized, and Iran has emerged as more destabili...
All eyes are shifting to the Senate following the House passage of a farm bill last Thursday. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-Arkansas) is targeting the end of May or early June for a bill markup. According to Boozman, the House “going ahead and passing something was re...
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