Argentina’s corn market was active this week and the advancing harvest pressured FOB prices where premiums for 15-March fell to $0.46K. The soybean harvest in Mato Grosso is advancing ahead of schedule but demand for Brazilian soybeans... Soybeans Argentina Soybean production keeps increasing in Argentina, along with the rest of South America. Brazil has what will be a historical record of 108 MMT while Argentina seeded 19.2 million hectares this year, only 1 million less than in the record 2014/15 campaign. Nevertheless, with some drought at the beginning of the seeding, flooding later, and some soybean area replaced with corn, Argentina was expecting no more the 54 MMT of soybeans two months ago. That estimate was lower than Argentina’...
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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