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Market Commentary: Russia Taketh and Russia Giveth; But Volatility Remains

What Russia taketh away, Russia apparently giveth back. Just three days after leaving the Ukraine export corridor deal, Russia reversed its weekend decision and re-joined the export agreement. Apparently, President Putin made the decision and agreed to cooperate with the UN, Turkey, and (to a far lesser extent) Ukraine, regarding food exports from the Black Sea following a phone call with Turkey’s President Erdogan. Turkey reportedly offered assurances that the grain export corridor would not be used for military purposes, which seemed to assuage Russian concerns.  The CBOT, expectedly, pulled back sharply after Russia’s decision was announced overnight and corn and wheat posted the largest losses. Wheat futures fell 50+ c...

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China Market Analysis

Grain Utilization Grain market prices have been cooling of late due to the prospects of a large South American crop, but China is also cited as an influence. Sinograin has been auctioning soybeans and it may also be releasing some of its reserves of corn into the market. Corn and wheat are bein...

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Market Commentary: South American Weather, Profit Tanking Sink CBOT

Grains and oilseeds nearly all traded lower to start the week with profit taking driving most of the action as the CBOT enters another holiday-shortened week. The only market to finish higher was soyoil, where a geopolitical tension driving bounce in crude oil helped support the vegoil. Improve...

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Grinch Close for 2025

According to stock market statisticians, the S&P 500 stock index historically makes an average of 1.3 to 1.4 percent gains during the last five days of December and the first two days of January. The so-called Santa Clause rally has happened nearly 80 percent of the time, with analysts attr...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

China Market Analysis

Grain Utilization Grain market prices have been cooling of late due to the prospects of a large South American crop, but China is also cited as an influence. Sinograin has been auctioning soybeans and it may also be releasing some of its reserves of corn into the market. Corn and wheat are bein...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: South American Weather, Profit Tanking Sink CBOT

Grains and oilseeds nearly all traded lower to start the week with profit taking driving most of the action as the CBOT enters another holiday-shortened week. The only market to finish higher was soyoil, where a geopolitical tension driving bounce in crude oil helped support the vegoil. Improve...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Grinch Close for 2025

According to stock market statisticians, the S&P 500 stock index historically makes an average of 1.3 to 1.4 percent gains during the last five days of December and the first two days of January. The so-called Santa Clause rally has happened nearly 80 percent of the time, with analysts attr...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.4225/bushel, down $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.13/bushel, down $0.06 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.635/bushel, down $0.09 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $303.3/short ton, down $4.1...

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