The CBOT traded a mixed day to end a volatile and mostly bullish week. Corn and lean hog futures rallied with March corn posting a new seven-month high and hog futures posting fresh contract highs. Soybeans and wheat, however, could not match the bullishness of the corn market and ended lower i...
U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent: Cattle on feed for the slaughter in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.0 million head on January 1, 2022. Placements in feedlots during December totaled 1.96 million head - 6 percent above 2020. Marketings of fe...
Mar 22 Corn closed at $6.1625/bushel, up $0.0525 from yesterday's close. Mar 22 Wheat closed at $7.8/bushel, down $0.1025 from yesterday's close. Mar 22 Soybeans closed at $14.1425/bushel, down $0.115 from yesterday's close. Mar 22 Soymeal closed at $392.7/short ton, down $8.1...
The attached PDF offers graphical depiction and seasonal analysis of managed money and commercial traders' net position in key agricultural commodity markets. The data is, of course, taken from the CFTC's weekly Commitment of Traders report, using the futures only data. WPI recently completed a...
U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent: Cattle on feed for the slaughter in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.0 million head on January 1, 2022. Placements in feedlots during December totaled 1.96 million head - 6 percent above 2020. Marketings of fe...
Mar 22 Corn closed at $6.1625/bushel, up $0.0525 from yesterday's close. Mar 22 Wheat closed at $7.8/bushel, down $0.1025 from yesterday's close. Mar 22 Soybeans closed at $14.1425/bushel, down $0.115 from yesterday's close. Mar 22 Soymeal closed at $392.7/short ton, down $8.1...
The attached PDF offers graphical depiction and seasonal analysis of managed money and commercial traders' net position in key agricultural commodity markets. The data is, of course, taken from the CFTC's weekly Commitment of Traders report, using the futures only data. WPI recently completed a...
WTF Trade Policy USTR Katherine Tai spoke to other leaders at the World Economic Forum this week and made the following comments: Rather than seeking a return to the pre-pandemic global trading system, the goal should be to create a better one that reflects President Biden’s “worke...
USDA released its monthly cattle on feed report; it was on the bearish side with record placements for December that were well above pre-report expectations and marketings 1 percent below pre-report forecasts falling below current. Average daily marketings were 84,409 in December based on 22 w...
WTF Trade Policy USTR Katherine Tai spoke to other leaders at the World Economic Forum this week and made the following comments: Rather than seeking a return to the pre-pandemic global trading system, the goal should be to create a better one that reflects President Biden’s “worke...
Export Sales USDA’s Export Sales report released this morning reflected larger export sales across many commodities, including the soy complex. Net soybean sales were down 9 percent from last week but were up 12 percent from the four-week average. There were 797 KMT of soybeans purchased...
Export Sales for Jan 7, 2022 – Jan 13, 2022 Wheat: Net sales of 380,600metric tons (MT) for 2021/2022 were up 44 percent from the previous week and 62 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 1,091,300 MT for 2021/2022 were up noticeably from the previous week...
Ocean Freight Comments - 21 January 2022 By Jay O'Neil Commodity Consulting This is certainly not the way vessel owners expected early 2022 markets to play out. The Capesize index has lost 90% of its value since last October as slack cargo demand and nervous FFA paper traders are not supporting...
Ocean Freight Comments - 20 January 2022 By Jay O'Neil Commodity Consulting This is certainly not the way vessel owners expected early 2022 markets to play out. The Capesize index has lost 90% of its value since last October as slack cargo demand and nervous FFA paper traders are not supporting...
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