Recent warm weather across the Northern Hemisphere has left zero snow cover across nearly all of the winter wheat production regions of the U.S. and Black Sea. We suspect that most people are taking a break (or at least trying to) from markets and market news this day after Christmas and will also do so through the New Year's weekend. In view of that, we'll save lengthy analysis for another time and instead just point out a few potential land mines on the way to 2015:
Weather in Brazil and Argentina has been generally good, and most crop production estimates are still at record levels for Brazilian soybeans. In fact, a few are throwing out numbers between 95-100 MMT. The critical time period is about to begin, and it is now important to...
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...
