THE OPEN Jan beans: 15 higher Dec meal: 450 higher Dec soyoil: 1.03 higher Dec corn: 8 3/4 higher Dec wheat: 12 higher The markets opened higher as anticipated with solid closes and positive technical price action bringing more buying to the table. Funds purchased the open, and more into the session. Good export sales and new fund inflows resulted in new ctr highs in the soy complex and higher trade for grains. Higher outside markets set the stage for a macro day of fund buying as the US dollar trades down to its recent lows. SOY
Good export sales, an expected friendly USDA report, and dry weather in Brazil and Argentina continued to underpin beans, which once again regai...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices extended their rally today, supported by several developments, including escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and growing concerns about supply disruptions. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to remove 50 perc...
Key Takeaways: The agricultural trade surplus has become a sizable deficit: the balance swung from a $40.1 billion surplus in 2011 to a $40.7 billion deficit in 2025. Imports kept growing while exports lost momentum: between 2020 and 2025, agricultural imports increased 45 percent, compa...
USDA released its October Cattle on Feed report Friday, showing 11.4 million cattle in feedlots with capacity for 1,000 head or more, slightly below last year. September placements were the lowest for the month since records began in 1996, marking the third consecutive month of placements sett...
Regional News Dry weather across the UK and Europe is becoming increasingly concerning for the 2027 crops as planting intentions are lowered amid dry soil conditions. Delayed sowing or establishment under adverse conditions could leave crops more vulnerable to frost/freeze events and dise...
