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Tidbits, More Tariffs, US Planting, ENSO, Export Inspections 4/8/25
Highlights On 2 April, Trump applied an additional 34% reciprocal tariffs on China added to the existing 20% duties already applied to...
Wright Team
Apr 85 min read
Tidbits, Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks, ENSO, Export Inspections 4/1/25
Highlights Often we have written and said: “The expectation of an event will move the market more than confirmation of that event.”...
Wright Team
Apr 14 min read
USDA's Plantings and Stocks Numbers 3/31/25
The reports were: Neutral to Friendly Old Crop Corn Negative New Crop Corn Neutral Soybeans Friendly Wheat 20 Minutes After the Report:...
Wright team
Mar 311 min read
Tidbits, Planting & Inventory Estimates 3/29/25
Tidbits Yesterday, May corn futures contract made a new low at $4.42 for “the move” (meaning since the recent high was made at $5.18¾ on...
Wright Team
Mar 295 min read
Tidbits, USDA Report, PCE Index 6/29/24
Highlights The USDA reports were to be released at 11 AM Central Time yesterday. That was when corn started going down and beans began...
Wright team
Jun 29, 20244 min read
USDA June Stocks and Acreage Numbers 6/28/24
These are Benson-Quinn's USDA Numbers. We have no reason to think they are not actual USDA numbers. If they are the actual numbers, some...
Wright team
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Tidbits, Planting Progress, ENSO, Export Inspections 6/11/24
Highlights The US corn crop is 95% planted vs. 91% last week. Corn is 85% emerged vs. 84% average. It is rated 74% good or excellent, 1%...
Wright team
Jun 11, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Planting Progress, Spain, Rice, ENSO, Export Inspections 6/4/24
Highlights Crude oil prices dropped $2+ yesterday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he is ready to suspend...
Wright team
Jun 4, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Trade Embargo, Planting Progress, Wheat, ENSO, Export Inspections 5/29/24
Highlights Deputy Assistant to President Biden for National Security Affairs, Dalip Singh, said the United States may introduce a trade...
Wright team
May 29, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Planting Progress, ENSO, Export Inspections 5/21/24
Highlights From a seasonal point of view, this rally in wheat may be the last one to test recent highs or make new highs as the seasonal...
Wright team
May 21, 20243 min read
Tidbits, Wheat Pricing, Planting Progress, EV Tariffs, ENSO, Export Inspections 5/14/24
Highlights Planting progress: The Nation’s corn crop is 49% planted; the 5-year average is 54%. Soybeans are 35% planted; the 5-year...
Wright team
May 14, 20244 min read
Tidbits, HTA Fees, Planting Progress, ENSO, Economy, Export Inspections 5/7/24
Fees As prices have firmed since February 26th, many of our clients have had conversations with merchandisers about marketing tools. From...
Wright team
May 7, 20244 min read
Tidbits, USDA & CONAB, Planting Progress, ENSO, Export Inspections 4/30/24
Highlights Some rain came into the forecast for Russia’s wheat crop which triggered profit-taking after the big gains last week. Expected...
Wright team
Apr 30, 20243 min read
Tidbits, Planting Progress, ENSO, Export Inspections 4/16/24
Tidbits Yesterday’s US retail sales for March were up 0.7%, 0.4% stronger than the market expected. Retail sales for February were...
Wright team
Apr 16, 20242 min read
Tidbits, Corn Planting Intentions, Baltimore Port 3/30/24
Highlights Corn planting intentions were 1.74 million less acres than the market expected. Corn inventory on March first were 80 million...
Wright team
Mar 30, 20243 min read
Tidbits, ENSO, Export Inspections, Markets & Rain Days Update 5/9/23
Highlights The crop progress report was supportive for wheat, but corn and bean planting progress was 1% more planted than the market...
Wright Team
May 9, 20233 min read
Tidbits, Planting Intentions Surveys, Export Inspections, Markets & Rain Days Update 3/28/23
Highlights No bank failures yesterday; no rumors of bank failures and commodities had a good day. That confirms the sell-off from the day...
Wright Team
Mar 28, 20233 min read
Highlights, Corn-Soybeans Ratio, Russian Wheat, Markets & Rain Days Update 6/29/22
Highlights After this Friday’s close, the agriculture futures will be closed until 8:30 AM Central Tuesday. Today is the day your July...
Wright Team
Jun 29, 20224 min read
Highlights, Crop Conditions, Wheat Puts, Export Inspections, Markets & Rain Days Update 6/22/22
Highlights The weather will move corn and beans prices higher. Corn probably will not make new contract highs, but that $7.50 area will...
Wright Team
Jun 22, 20223 min read
Highlights, Romania's Wheat Transfer, Export Inspections, Markets & Rain Days Update 6/14/22
Highlights Ukraine has established a route through Poland and another route through Romania to export grain. The problem is Ukraine’s...
Wright Team
Jun 13, 20223 min read
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