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Market Commentary: Russian Export Duties Spark Wheat Rally; Profit Taking Sends Corn, Soybeans Lower
The CBOT settled mostly lower heading into the long, three-day weekend with traders citing profit taking and uncertain macro markets as reasons for the lower trade. CBOT corn, soybeans, and wheat have all posted six- or seven-year highs this week and the overbought nature of these markets made...
GOOD MORNING, The night session featured a higher wheat market vs. lower markets elsewhere, supported by Matif corn and wheat that gapped into new highs overnight. Russia's restrictions and export taxes, ($1.65 export tax on wheat exports after March 1), could mean that as much as 5-7 mmt of Ru...
SPREADS March crush falls further to 62c/bu, while oilshare weakens to 30.98%. July/Dec corn inverse falls to 67 1/2c from 75c, while March/May trades from 2 1/4c to 3c carry. March/May wheat trades from 3/4c to 1c carry. March wheat/corn trades from 1.50c to 1.58...
WPI's monthly publication features a review of the past month's market and policy analysis articles. This issue looks at global food supplies, the direction of the diesel market, Russia’s crop production, the future of agribusiness under the new Biden Administration, an analysis of market...
WPI's monthly publication features a review of the past month's market and policy analysis articles. This issue looks at the global and local impacts of the recent U.S. election, President-Elect Biden’s trade agenda, fiscal policy and the U.S. federal budget, the challenges of long-term f...
