What You Need to Know Today:
Grain markets were sharply higher overnight and through the day session as the concerning wet weather pattern persists over the Midwest. Grain traders – and soybean market players in particular – will be closely parsing both what is said and unsaid from this Thursday’s meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi. Global leaders are meeting in New York this week for the U.N. General Assembly with the wars in Ukraine and Iran slated to be the hot topics. Russia said it is working closely with Turkey to ensure safety for its Black Sea shipping routes, confirming reports from the prior week that Turkey had sent a proposal to Moscow. Separately, Russian firms are converting export terminals on the Balt...
What You Need to Know Today: New World screwworm is back in the headlines after new cases were found in a hunter-harvested elk in Texas and a beef cow in New Mexico. The detection in wildlife could further complicate containment efforts, as implementing effective biosecurity measures is consid...
Cattle on Feed Expectations USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed report that will show cattle inventory statistics as of 1 October will be released tomorrow, 23 October. Analysts’ pre-report consensus estimates are for the total inventory on feed to be 100.3 percent of last year, which imp...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets remain mixed with Capesize rates turning around from their recent weakness and posting solid gains on improved Chinese demand. Panamax vessels, on the other hand, saw rates decline amid greater tonnage availability in the South Atlantic and falling U.S. Gu...
