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It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 46,315, +481 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $62.72, +0.12. Dollar Index  settled at 97.647, +0.03. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 2,203, +77. Corn December futures settled at $4.24, -6¢ for the week. Basis   (Z = December; e.g. 10Z means 10¢ over Dec futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cash

Tidbits Soybeans: The U.S. may not be selling soybeans to the world’s largest soybean importer (China), but it looks like the U.S. will be selling beans to the world’s largest soybean producer (Brazil), which sells most of its beans to China. Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, Brazil soybean crushing plants near Brazil’s ports are running the numbers on importing U.S. soybeans instead of trying to get beans from the West Central area of Brazil, which is 600 to 1,000 miles away from t

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), 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, change the sales size or

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 45,834, +433 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $62.6, +0.63. Dollar Index  settled at 97.615, -0.12. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 2,126, +147. Corn December futures settled at $4.30, +12¢ for the week. Basis   (Z = December; e.g. 10Z means 10¢ over Dec futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cash

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), 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, change the sales size or

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 45,401, -144 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $61.97, -2.04. Dollar Index  settled at 97.736, -0.12. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 1,979, -46. Corn December futures settled at $4.18, -2¼¢ for the week. Basis   (Z = December; e.g. 10Z means 10¢ over Dec futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cash

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), 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, change the sales size or

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 45,545, -87 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $64.01, +0.24. Dollar Index  settled at 97.855, +0.13. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 2,025, +81. Corn December futures settled at $4.20¼, +32¢ for the week. Basis   (Z = December; e.g. 10Z means 10¢ over Dec futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cash

Tidbits Yesterday was the last trading day of the week, the month, and the marketing year for corn and soybeans. Unusual things can happen in a market on such days and so it was yesterday!   Corn  was sharply higher yesterday without any new news. We all know that yields will most likely come down in the coming months, corn and wheat exports are great and bean exports are great considering China is not buying any U.S. beans, ethanol crush is good, dry weather and disease will

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), 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, change the sales size or

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 45,632, +686 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $63.77, +0.63. Dollar Index  settled at 97.73, -0.11. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 1,944, -100. Corn September futures  settled at $3.88¼, +4½¢ for the week. December futures settled at $4.11½, +6¼¢ for the week. Basis   (U = September; e.g. 10

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), 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, change the sales size or

Tidbits Flash sale: Yesterday morning the USDA reported the sale of 228,606 mts of new crop corn to Mexico. U.S. soybean  farmers, led by the American Soybean Association (ASA), urged President Trump in a Tuesday letter to secure a trade deal with China that delivers substantial U.S. soybean sales, warning of dire long-term consequences if China remains a major buyer of Brazil and delays purchases from the United States. China is the world’s largest soybean importer and it ha

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 44,946, +771 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $63.14, -0.21. Dollar Index  settled at 97.84, -0.43. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 2,044, -7. Corn September futures  settled at $3.83¾, +1¢ for the week. December futures settled at $4.05¼, -¼¢ for the week. Basis   (U = September; e.g. 10N me

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), 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, change the sales size or

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 44,176, +587 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $63.35, -3.91. Dollar Index  settled at 98.27, -0.42. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 2,051, +33. Corn September futures  settled at $3.82¾, -6¾¢ for the week. December futures settled at $4.05½, -5¼¢ for the week. Basis   (U = September; e.g. 10N

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), 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, change the sales size or

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 43,589, -1,313 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $67.26, +2.19. Dollar Index  settled at 98.69, +1.02. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 2,018, -239. Corn September futures  settled at $3.89½, -10¢ for the week. December futures settled at $4.10¾, -8¼¢ for the week. Basis   (U = September; e.g.

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), 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, change the sales size or

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 44,902, +560 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $65.07, -2.23. Dollar Index  settled at 97.67, -0.79. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 2,257, +205. Corn September futures  settled at $3.99½, -9¢ for the week. December futures settled at $4.19, -8¾¢ for the week. Basis   (U = September; e.g. 10N