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World Free-On-Board Grain & Oilseed Prices for December 6, 2025

Mar Wheat - Steady Mar Corn - 0.25 Higher to 1.00 Lower Mar Bean Oil - Steady to 0.03 Higher Jan Beans - 0.25 to 0.50 Lower Crude price - 60.14, up 0.06 S&P price - 6877.00, down 1.25 Subsidies: Up until the mid-1980’s, grain production in the U.S. was heavily subsidized by the government to keep the price of food low for American consumers and to keep farmers farming. In the case of wheat, about 30% of the cost of production was paid for by U.S. government subsidies. For per

It's our weekly U.S. grain market analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat, including traders positioning, basis bids tracking, crush margins, weekly news wrap-up and comments. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 47,955, +239 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $60.14, +1.66. Dollar Index  settled at 98.99, -0.49. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 2,727, +167. Corn March futures settled at $4.44¾, -3¢ for the we

Tidbits Carryover, aka carryout, is the amount of old crop grain or oilseed that was not used during the marketing year. The job of the market is to make sure we never run out of food or fiber during every marketing year. When necessary, the market rations all commodities by raising the price so users will use less.     USDA reports the carryovers in terms of millions of bushels for the domestic Supply and Demand (S&D) and in terms of million metric tons (mts) for the world S

January Crude Oil marked its high price at the stated 60.50 resistance level, after a rally of almost 1.60 Dollars from the evening low prices. Excuse the dyslexia on yesterday's report. support - 59.45, 58.80 resistance - 60.50, 60.85 January Soybeans marked the low price print 1.00 cent above the 1103.50 support number, after selling down about 16.00 cents from the morning high print. support - 1103.00-1101.50, 1091.00 resistance - 1112.00-1113.50, 1118.00, 1120.50 March Co

Tidbits USDA Secretary  Brooke Rollins announced major updates to federal crop insurance to:  Reduce red tape Modernizing long-standing policies Expand access to critical risk protection She said for every new regulation added, there were 48 regulations eliminated. You can read an AI summary  on our website or the whole document  in the Federal Registry.   Crude oil  closed at a 16 day high yesterday supported by decreased probability of an end to the Russia and Ukraine war.

An AI summary of the key points — and especially what changes under the Expanding Access to Risk Protection  (EARP) final rule (2025-21482) mean — with particular notes about possible impacts for row-crop producers. What is EARP The rule was issued by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC / Risk Management Agency, RMA) under the US Department of Agriculture. It revises the regulations in 7 CFR (Parts 400, 407, 457), covering the Basic Provisions of the main crop-insura

Tidbits Flash sale: Yesterday morning, the USDA announced the sale of 100,800 mts of old crop corn to Colombia and 392,500 mts of old crop corn to Mexico. Crude oil  jumped 80¢ higher yesterday mid-day when it was revealed that President Putin said he is not going to give-up real estate gains his military has occupied in Ukraine. Russia currently controls 19.2% of Ukraine, including Crimea, which it annexed in 2014. Vladimir Putin visited India for the first time in four year

Mar Wheat - 0.25 Lower Mar Corn - Steady to 0.50 Lower Mar Bean Oil - Steady to 0.06 Higher Jan Beans - Steady to 1.00 Lower January Crude Oil marked its high price 2 ticks above the 60.00 bracket resistance level after rallying about 1.20 bucks from the low print of the session. The price action and volume near today's high indicated probable capitulation/exhaustion. support - 60.00, 60.50 resistance - 58.80, 58.27, 57.95 January Soybeans marked the low price 1.00 cent abov

Tidbits U.S. crude oil stocks including the SPR rose by 800,000 barrels in the week ended Nov. 28, following a 3.3 million-barrel build the prior week. It was up 0.1% from the prior week and 2.9% year over year, and remained about 3% below the five-year seasonal average. Imports from Mexico dropped by 431,000 bpd to a weekly record low of 131,000 bpd in the week. Venezuela’s oil exports averaged about 921,000 bpd in November, the year’s third-highest monthly level. Overall ex

Mar Wheat - Steady Mar Corn - 0.50 Lower Mar Bean Oil - 0.04 Higher Jan Beans - Steady to 1.00 Lower January Crude Oil marked its low price 10 cents above the 58.27 support level, then rallied about 1.27 bucks without hitting resistance. support - 58.37, 57.65 resistance - 59.65, 60.00-60.10 January Soybeans marked the low price 1.50 cents below the 1117.00 support number, after selling off about 16.25 cents from the previous night's high print. support - 1113.00-1110.00, 110

Grain market summary of price outlook, seasonal situation, fundamental & technical analysis with our recommendations for corn , soybeans and wheat (Soft Red Winter, Hard Red Winter & Spring), also for inputs like fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here . We provide three different marketing plans (in order of decreasing our preference). The marketing decision is yours to make, obviously you can mix those plans, cha

Tidbits Farm Aid: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Trump administration will unveil a “bridge payment” for farmers next week to provide short-term relief while longer trade and aid packages are finalized, amid pressure from farm groups and Republican lawmakers. The administration faces calls for more immediate funds for the next planting season, while expanding some farm supports in the latest spending bill. Overall, the U.S. government is expected to spend

Mar Wheat - Steady Mar Corn - Steady to 1.00 Lower Mar Bean Oil - 0.03 Lower Jan Beans - Steady to 1.25 Lower January Crude Oil marked its low price 3 ticks above the 58.25 support level, after selling off about 1.40 Dollars from the early evening high price print. support - 58.27, 57.65 resistance - 59.16, 60.00-60.10 January Soybeans marked the low price 1 tick above the 1123.00 support number, after selling down about 12.50 cents from the early morning high print. support

Tidbits OPEC+  agreed to leave oil output levels unchanged for the first quarter of 2026 at its meetings on Sunday as the group slows down its push to regain market share amid fears of a looming supply glut. The U.S. Manufacturing  PMI by S&P showed continued expansion in November, with a reading of 52.2, from 52.5 in October and well above 50, indicating sector growth for a fourth consecutive month; the index suggests slow improvement in operating conditions, driven by a str

Mar Wheat - Steady to 0.25 Lower Mar Corn - Steady to 1.00 Lower Mar Bean Oil - 0.09 Higher Jan Beans - Steady to 0.75 Lower January Crude Oil marked its high price 13 cents below the 60.10 resistance level, then sold off about 1.15 bucks from the high to the low price print. Crude, at the time of this writing, is closing about 90 cents in the positive today, and remains above support. support - 58.85, 58.25, 57.95 resistance - 60.00-60.10, 60.50 January Soybeans marked the l

Tidbits Ukraine:  U.S. Sec. of State Rubio led U.S. negotiations with Ukrainian officials in Florida yesterday. Both sides said the talks were productive about a peace deal with Russia with Rubio expressing optimism about the progress. Rubio said the aim is to create a pathway that leaves Ukraine sovereign and independent.   Venezuela:  Yesterday, Venezuela's President Maduro was requesting a conversation with President Trump according to multiple news sources. Sunday evening

World Free-On-Board Grain & Oilseed Prices for November 29, 2025

Mar Wheat - Steady Mar Corn - 0.25 Higher to 0.75 Lower Mar Bean Oil - Steady to 0.03 Higher Jan Beans - Steady to 1.00 Lower Crude price - 59.26, up 0.71 S&P price - 6840.50, down 19.00 President Abraham Lincoln created the USDA on 15 May 1862 to support farmers who were growing the food to feed the civilians and the soldiers fighting to save the Union. Lincoln believed that agriculture was vital to a stable society, and he wanted to show the nation’s gratitude to the nation

It's our weekly U.S. grain market analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat, including traders positioning, basis bids tracking, crush margins, weekly news wrap-up and comments. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 47,716, +1,471 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $58.48, +0.50. Dollar Index  settled at 99.48, -0.72. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 2,560, +285. Corn December futures settled at $4.47¾, +10¼¢ for