The week began with the Monday release of USDA's reports, which were not as bearish corn or as bullish soybeans as many had expected. Today's announcement of export sales cancellations by China may spell the beginning of the end of soybean futures trading above $10/bushel ($365/MT) for a long time.It's been a long week in the markets, starting at 12 pm (EST) Monday with USDA's series of reports. Those were not as bearish corn or as bullish soybeans as many had expected or hoped. The wheat numbers were basically neutral. 1 December corn stocks were larger than expected, while the 2014 corn yield was unexpectedly cut by more than two bushels/acre. Corn ending supplies were reduced. U.S. soybean ending supplies were left unchanged at 410 milli...
What You Need to Know Today: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.75 to 4.0 percent Wednesday, with two officials dissenting in favor of a 25-basis-point increase. The Fed upgraded its assessment of economic growth from "solid" to "strong" but adopted a more patient approa...
Key Takeaways: Expected growth in U.S. soybean crushing capacity and output, driven by biofuel demand, will increase domestic soymeal supplies, with production growth significantly outpacing demand. WPI forecasts soymeal production increasing from 65.8 million short tons in 2026/27 to 70.5 mil...
Russian Grain Markets: 19–23 October 2026 The Russian grain market continued its recovery during the week, although prices remained volatile across regions. Wheat was notably bullish, while feed barley and corn were slower to appreciate, primarily because of weaker export demand amid logi...
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