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Market Commentary: CBOT Rallies on Falling USD, Tariff Pause, and Technical Buying

CBOT futures and ag markets look very different today than they did just one week ago. Last Friday, ag futures were deep in the red with traders exiting positions and engaging in risk-off trade as the outlook for U.S. trade and the global economy seemed far from certain. This week, futures ende...

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Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.9025/bushel, up $0.0725 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.5575/bushel, up $0.1775 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.4275/bushel, up $0.1375 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $299.6/short ton, up $1.7 f...

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Market Commentary: Tariffs, WASDE, Fundamentals and Mixed Markets

Tariffs are down for many countries other than China, but they have not gone away. Yesterday’s market exuberance over the temporary pause was just a sugar high and reality returned on Thursday. The better-than-expected decline in inflation (CPI) in March wasn’t enough for outside ma...

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WASDE Corn

Corn - USDA’s April 2025 estimates increase U.S. corn exports by 100 million bushels. U.S. corn ending stocks are down 75 million bushels from last month to 1.5 billion. The season-average corn price received by producers is unchanged at $4.35 per bushel.  Global corn ending stocks,...

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Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.83/bushel, up $0.09 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.38/bushel, down $0.0425 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.29/bushel, up $0.1625 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $297.9/short ton, up $3.4 from ye...

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Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for March 28-April 3, 2025.  Wheat: Net sales of 107,300 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were down 68 percent from the previous week and 56 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 339,100 MT were down 32 percent from the previous week and 16 per...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Turnaround Wednesday on Tariff Pause

The ag markets – and financial markets broadly – posted a dramatic reversal on Wednesday after President Trump hinted on social media that he might create a 90-day pause in tariffs for some countries. That news sparked a huge turnaround in markets that otherwise seemed slated for we...

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Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.74/bushel, up $0.05 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.4225/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.1275/bushel, up $0.2 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $294.5/short ton, up $3.5 from yes...

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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 31 March – 4 April 2025 Russian wheat, the only de-facto exportable commodity for the moment, is relatively stable but shows the first signs of appreciation. This is happening amid solid demand from exporters and melting stocks. As of 1 March, Russian wheat stocks s...

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Market Commentary: CBOT Bounces on WASDE Prep, Oversold Conditions

CBOT ag markets found more support on Tuesday as traders prepare for Thursday’s WASDE report and as hope is emerging that various trading partners will be able to negotiate an end to the new Liberation Day tariffs. Certainly, China and the EU are not looking to make a deal, and that is a...

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Ethanol to the Rescue!

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) headed a letter of 15 other bipartisan Senators asking President Trump to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel through the summer of 2025. The letter encouraged the use of temporary waivers under the Clean Air Act to exte...

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Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.69/bushel, up $0.045 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.4/bushel, up $0.035 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $9.9275/bushel, up $0.0975 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $291/short ton, up $2.6 from yester...

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Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Syria’s grain production was down by 17 percent in 2024 and due to dry weather and security production does not look any better for 2025, all according to the latest FAO report on Syria. In 2024, wheat production was at 1.9...

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Market Commentary: Inspections, Tariffs and VIX Was the Day’s Fix

Soybeans and wheat followed the overnight and opened higher, with corn briefly above zero. Supportive early in the session were export inspections for last week where corn and soybeans came down only slightly from last week, with a modest drop for wheat. The tariff announcement came too late fo...

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Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.645/bushel, up $0.0425 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.365/bushel, up $0.075 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $9.83/bushel, up $0.06 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $288.4/short ton, up $5.3 from yest...

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Mercosur Regional Analysis

Corn Market Update Argentina Faces Harvest Delays and Changing Trade Dynamics Corn harvest progress in Argentina was slow last week, with only 1 percentage point gained due to early-week rainfall. As a result, the total harvested area has reached 20 percent. With improved weather in recent days...

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European Market Analysis

Regional News  Both the GBP and EUR are seen as safe-haven trades right now, which has led to appreciation in both currencies. That is making exports less attractive from the UK and Europe, which is not what the markets need as they are already facing strong competition from Russia and Ukr...

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CFTC COT Report Analysis

The ag markets and traders’ position in them look dramatically different now than they did last Tuesday, the CFTC’s weekly reporting deadline. On Wednesday after the market close, President Trump announced a suite of sweeping tariffs against literally every country in the world, whi...

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Market Commentary: Retaliation Hits as Trade War Deepens Outlook

Many stock market experts this week were advising not to start panic selling, but apparently many did. Major stock indices dropped 6-7 percent. Agricultural commodities are typically the worst hurt in trade wars, and yet the results were mixed (see below). The fundamental questions are how far...

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Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.6025/bushel, up $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.29/bushel, down $0.07 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $9.77/bushel, down $0.345 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $283.1/short ton, down $4.9 fro...

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Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.575/bushel, down $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.36/bushel, down $0.0325 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.115/bushel, down $0.18 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $288/short ton, up $0.8 fro...

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Market Commentary: Tariffs on, Risk off

The market opened today as it had closed from the previous night’s session, with double digit declines in many contracts. An hour into today’s session, first soymeal, then corn, then HRW and hogs turned green. Many then wobbled both sides of unchanged.  There was a new contract...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for March 21-27, 2025. Wheat: Net sales of 340,000 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 40 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 499,600 MT were up 17 percent from the previous week and 33 percent from th...

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Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.5775/bushel, down $0.04 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.3925/bushel, down $0.0125 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.295/bushel, down $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $287.2/short ton, down $...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: CBOT Rallies on Falling USD, Tariff Pause, and Technical Buying

CBOT futures and ag markets look very different today than they did just one week ago. Last Friday, ag futures were deep in the red with traders exiting positions and engaging in risk-off trade as the outlook for U.S. trade and the global economy seemed far from certain. This week, futures ende...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.9025/bushel, up $0.0725 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.5575/bushel, up $0.1775 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.4275/bushel, up $0.1375 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $299.6/short ton, up $1.7 f...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Tariffs, WASDE, Fundamentals and Mixed Markets

Tariffs are down for many countries other than China, but they have not gone away. Yesterday’s market exuberance over the temporary pause was just a sugar high and reality returned on Thursday. The better-than-expected decline in inflation (CPI) in March wasn’t enough for outside ma...

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WASDE Corn

Corn - USDA’s April 2025 estimates increase U.S. corn exports by 100 million bushels. U.S. corn ending stocks are down 75 million bushels from last month to 1.5 billion. The season-average corn price received by producers is unchanged at $4.35 per bushel.  Global corn ending stocks,...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.83/bushel, up $0.09 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.38/bushel, down $0.0425 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.29/bushel, up $0.1625 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $297.9/short ton, up $3.4 from ye...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for March 28-April 3, 2025.  Wheat: Net sales of 107,300 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were down 68 percent from the previous week and 56 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 339,100 MT were down 32 percent from the previous week and 16 per...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Turnaround Wednesday on Tariff Pause

The ag markets – and financial markets broadly – posted a dramatic reversal on Wednesday after President Trump hinted on social media that he might create a 90-day pause in tariffs for some countries. That news sparked a huge turnaround in markets that otherwise seemed slated for we...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.74/bushel, up $0.05 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.4225/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.1275/bushel, up $0.2 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $294.5/short ton, up $3.5 from yes...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 31 March – 4 April 2025 Russian wheat, the only de-facto exportable commodity for the moment, is relatively stable but shows the first signs of appreciation. This is happening amid solid demand from exporters and melting stocks. As of 1 March, Russian wheat stocks s...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: CBOT Bounces on WASDE Prep, Oversold Conditions

CBOT ag markets found more support on Tuesday as traders prepare for Thursday’s WASDE report and as hope is emerging that various trading partners will be able to negotiate an end to the new Liberation Day tariffs. Certainly, China and the EU are not looking to make a deal, and that is a...

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Ethanol to the Rescue!

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) headed a letter of 15 other bipartisan Senators asking President Trump to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel through the summer of 2025. The letter encouraged the use of temporary waivers under the Clean Air Act to exte...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.69/bushel, up $0.045 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.4/bushel, up $0.035 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $9.9275/bushel, up $0.0975 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $291/short ton, up $2.6 from yester...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Syria’s grain production was down by 17 percent in 2024 and due to dry weather and security production does not look any better for 2025, all according to the latest FAO report on Syria. In 2024, wheat production was at 1.9...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Inspections, Tariffs and VIX Was the Day’s Fix

Soybeans and wheat followed the overnight and opened higher, with corn briefly above zero. Supportive early in the session were export inspections for last week where corn and soybeans came down only slightly from last week, with a modest drop for wheat. The tariff announcement came too late fo...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.645/bushel, up $0.0425 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.365/bushel, up $0.075 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $9.83/bushel, up $0.06 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $288.4/short ton, up $5.3 from yest...

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Mercosur Regional Analysis

Corn Market Update Argentina Faces Harvest Delays and Changing Trade Dynamics Corn harvest progress in Argentina was slow last week, with only 1 percentage point gained due to early-week rainfall. As a result, the total harvested area has reached 20 percent. With improved weather in recent days...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

European Market Analysis

Regional News  Both the GBP and EUR are seen as safe-haven trades right now, which has led to appreciation in both currencies. That is making exports less attractive from the UK and Europe, which is not what the markets need as they are already facing strong competition from Russia and Ukr...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

CFTC COT Report Analysis

The ag markets and traders’ position in them look dramatically different now than they did last Tuesday, the CFTC’s weekly reporting deadline. On Wednesday after the market close, President Trump announced a suite of sweeping tariffs against literally every country in the world, whi...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Retaliation Hits as Trade War Deepens Outlook

Many stock market experts this week were advising not to start panic selling, but apparently many did. Major stock indices dropped 6-7 percent. Agricultural commodities are typically the worst hurt in trade wars, and yet the results were mixed (see below). The fundamental questions are how far...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.6025/bushel, up $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.29/bushel, down $0.07 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $9.77/bushel, down $0.345 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $283.1/short ton, down $4.9 fro...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.575/bushel, down $0.0025 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.36/bushel, down $0.0325 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.115/bushel, down $0.18 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $288/short ton, up $0.8 fro...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Tariffs on, Risk off

The market opened today as it had closed from the previous night’s session, with double digit declines in many contracts. An hour into today’s session, first soymeal, then corn, then HRW and hogs turned green. Many then wobbled both sides of unchanged.  There was a new contract...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Export Sales

Export Sales and Shipments for March 21-27, 2025. Wheat: Net sales of 340,000 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 40 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 499,600 MT were up 17 percent from the previous week and 33 percent from th...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

May 25 Corn closed at $4.5775/bushel, down $0.04 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Wheat closed at $5.3925/bushel, down $0.0125 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.295/bushel, down $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  May 25 Soymeal closed at $287.2/short ton, down $...

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