April 2, 2019
Soybeans led the grain complex higher with ideas of further soybean sales possibleOptimism for sales stems from Chinese trade delegation visiting the US this week
March 29, 2019
The USDA released their monthly stocks report today and it certainly was a bearish oneCorn stocks was pegged at 8.605 billion bushels vs 8.335 average estimates
Markets React to a Wet Harvest
The WASDE report was released on October 11. Corn estimates dropped six-tenths of a bushel per acre bringing the average down to 180.7 bushels per acre. Soybeans took an opposing direction and increased a mere three-tenths of a bushel per
September 4, 2018
Values were higher today despite the weakness of wheat, down 14 cents
Wheat struggled on talk that Russia would not implement export tariffs after all
August 1, 2018
Grain finished lower today after a strong session yesterday led by talk of trade talks resuming
President Trump yesterday considered increasing tariff from 10% to 25% according to some news
July 17, 2018
Corn and beans closed higher today with lower crop condition ratings than the trade anticipated
Corn was down 3% and beans were down 2% from the week prior
June 13, 2018
Commodities struggled today, a day after an overall supportive USDA report was released
Corn found buying interest as traders look for a bargain buy with tighter balance tables
June 12, 2018
Corn and wheat were the darlings of the grain markets today while soybeans lagged behind
Corn got a bump from a reduced 2017 carryout as well as a 2018 carryout
May 21, 2018
US Ag markets shot higher last night after reports that the US/China tariff threats would be suspended
Secretary Treasury Mnuchin reported that very meaningful progress has been made on a trade deal
May 10, 2018
Corn finished near unchanged as beans finished with a higher close, although off the highs for the day
The USDA report showed largely as-expected numbers for the US supplies