Markets trade on fundamentals and right now is the equivalent of being an ebb tide. It is a shift from angst over supply-reducing weather in South America to the bearish awe of watching its production come to market. What happens during the ebb tide is very low volume, the sole exception today being HRS. For the week thus far, corn and soybean values are down, and over the past five days one can add wheat entering the negative territory.
USDA’s weekly Export Sales report showed wheat sales rebounding from a week earlier, corn sales over the 1 MMT mark for a third week in a row, soybean sales seasonally weakening, soymeal continuing strong, and soyoil having an upside surprise. Livestock products also showed solid demand. ...
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...
