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Livestock Roundup: Hogs and Pigs Report Neutral with Bearish Undertones
Today, USDA released its quarterly Hogs and Pigs report for the December through February quarter. The total inventory of hogs and pigs on 1 March was 74.6 million head, which was 101 percent of March 2023 and the highest since 2020. That was slightly higher than pre-report expectations. Total...
Divergent Perspectives
China doesn’t offer the best business environment for American companies and FDI has plummeted. But Xi Jinping told CEO’s that his country will continue building a “first class business environment.” Meanwhile, Joe Biden tells American companies that they are monopolies...
Summary of Futures
May 24 Corn closed at $4.42/bushel, up $0.1525 from yesterday's close. May 24 Wheat closed at $5.6025/bushel, up $0.1275 from yesterday's close. May 24 Soybeans closed at $11.915/bushel, down $0.01 from yesterday's close. May 24 Soymeal closed at $337.7/short ton, down $1.3 fr...
Livestock Roundup: Hogs and Pigs Report Neutral with Bearish Undertones
Today, USDA released its quarterly Hogs and Pigs report for the December through February quarter. The total inventory of hogs and pigs on 1 March was 74.6 million head, which was 101 percent of March 2023 and the highest since 2020. That was slightly higher than pre-report expectations. Total...
Divergent Perspectives
China doesn’t offer the best business environment for American companies and FDI has plummeted. But Xi Jinping told CEO’s that his country will continue building a “first class business environment.” Meanwhile, Joe Biden tells American companies that they are monopolies...
Summary of Futures
May 24 Corn closed at $4.42/bushel, up $0.1525 from yesterday's close. May 24 Wheat closed at $5.6025/bushel, up $0.1275 from yesterday's close. May 24 Soybeans closed at $11.915/bushel, down $0.01 from yesterday's close. May 24 Soymeal closed at $337.7/short ton, down $1.3 fr...
Export Sales
Export Sales and Shipments for period March 15-21, 2024. Wheat: Net sales of 339,600 metric tons (MT) for 2023/2024 were down noticeably from the previous week, but up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 408,900 MT were up 3 percent from the previous week, but do...
Market Commentary: Wow, Some Fun Information!
USDA’s much anticipated Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Stocks reports had few shockers, but they did shuffle the board a bit. First, the top line stuff: Corn Planted area was expected to drop due to higher input costs and lower prices, but USDA’s 90-million-acre number was at t...
Export Sales
Export Sales and Shipments for period March 15-21, 2024. Wheat: Net sales of 339,600 metric tons (MT) for 2023/2024 were down noticeably from the previous week, but up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 408,900 MT were up 3 percent from the previous week, but do...
Summary of Futures
May 24 Corn closed at $4.2675/bushel, down $0.0575 from yesterday's close. May 24 Wheat closed at $5.475/bushel, up $0.04 from yesterday's close. May 24 Soybeans closed at $11.925/bushel, down $0.065 from yesterday's close. May 24 Soymeal closed at $339/short ton, down $0.8 fr...
Market Commentary: Acreage Outlooks Weaken Corn, Soy; Wheat Gains on Firmer Russian Offers
Trade at the CBOT was mostly lower heading into Thursday’s Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports from the USDA, but wheat futures managed to find midday support and settle higher. Wheat’s strength came from another week of cautious gains in Russian FOB offers, which is seen...
BRICS Grain Exchange; EU Policy Foibles; Yen Implosion
BRICS Grain Exchange Russia is reportedly pushing other BRICS members to use the bloc as a grain exchange in competition with the West. The assertion is that these countries already control 42 percent of the grain trade. Add the new members like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the UAE, plus other...
Duck Data
The USDA attache’s office in New Delhi reports that India issued revised import rules last month for premium duck meat. The tariff was reduced from 30 percent to 5 percent, and standards were announced for selling the meat to at least three-star hotels and restaurants approved by the gove...