It was a quiet Sunday night opening with markets all slightly lower. Trading volume was also average or less both last night and today. The only difference during today’s session was that corn, wheat and soybean futures all slowly gravitated toward unchanged. Weekly export inspections were down from the previous week. USDA did make the following export sales announcements this morning:
1.1 MMT of old crop (2018/19) and 541,000 MT of new crop (2019/20) corn to Mexico 125,000 MT of new crop (2019/20) soybeans to “unknown”
Funds reportedly started the week short 19,000 contracts of Chicago wheat and 36,000 contracts of soybeans but long 36,000 contracts of corn. USDA will release its December WASDE (supply and demand...
What You Need to Know Today: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured reelection on Sunday, defeating right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro despite trailing in the first round of voting. The surprise victory triggered a sharp selloff in Brazilian financial market...
The 2026 midterm elections are a week from tomorrow, but early voting has been taking place for weeks. At stake is control of Congress, including the House of Representatives, where all 435 seats are contested, and the Senate, where approximately one-third of the seats are up for election. Farm...
Key Takeaways: Total U.S. crop acres (excluding hay) are forecast to expand fractionally this year due to greater oilseed crop and winter wheat plantings. One of the key drivers of this year’s crop outlook is input costs, and crops with a lower cost profile have an advantage in producers...
