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Technical Views - Crude, Canola, Palm

SPREADS March crush falls again to 72c/bu while oilshare trades to 33.60%.   Corn spreads remain in its congestive phase with July/Dec trading from 52c to 56c.  March/May wheat trades slightly wider with the carry at 1/4c to 1 1/4c.  March wheat/corn trades from 1.52c down to 1.45c.  March/May bean spread inverts to 3c from 1c, while March/May meal trades from $2.10 inverse down to $1.50. PALM OIL March closed up 3 ringgits. NEWS The Dow is up 50 pts.  US employers cut 140,000 jobs in December, the first monthly loss since the pandemic started.   Unemployment remains unrevised at 6.7%.   Crude oil continues its march upward, trading to $51.83/barrel.  The US dollar trades down to 8...

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Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for January 16-22, 2026  Wheat: Net sales of 558,200 metric tons (MT) for 2025/2026 were down 10 percent from the previous week, but up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 378,800 MT were up 2 percent from the previous week and 19 percen...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Weather Impacts as Commodities Move Their Own Way

Markets traded higher overnight and opened that way this morning, but the soy complex quickly gave way. Weather threatens shipments down the Mississippi, yields in Argentina and southern Brazil, Ukraine, and other places as well. But it is still a buyers’ market.  A decent USDA Expor...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.3075/bushel, up $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.415/bushel, up $0.055 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.7225/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $296/short ton, down $1.8 f...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for January 16-22, 2026  Wheat: Net sales of 558,200 metric tons (MT) for 2025/2026 were down 10 percent from the previous week, but up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 378,800 MT were up 2 percent from the previous week and 19 percen...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Weather Impacts as Commodities Move Their Own Way

Markets traded higher overnight and opened that way this morning, but the soy complex quickly gave way. Weather threatens shipments down the Mississippi, yields in Argentina and southern Brazil, Ukraine, and other places as well. But it is still a buyers’ market.  A decent USDA Expor...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.3075/bushel, up $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.415/bushel, up $0.055 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.7225/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $296/short ton, down $1.8 f...

Transportation and Export Report - 28 January 2026

Grain transportation was thrown into confusion this week as ice and low water levels on the Mississippi River System snarled barge traffic and caused a surge in CIF grain values. On the ocean freight markets, rising bunker prices and improved demand in the Atlantic drove dry-bulk markets higher...

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