Corn Argentina’s corn markets are largely following the past few week’s trend. Farmers seem to be increasingly comfortable selling corn rather than soybeans, which is resulting in strong corn volumes each week. Last week started with slow origination and small volumes through Wednesday as exporters tried to push prices lower. They failed as farmers only sold small volumes. Once exporters increased bids, larger volumes started appearing again. At the end, over 600,000 MT of corn was originated for the first week of March 2021. FAS prices were slightly below those of the prior week, which helped ease replacement values. Corn is worth about 48K for spot position and 55K for April and May delivery in the FAS mar...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
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