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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 at 42,655, +1,405 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $62.49, +1.43. Dollar Index settled at 100.98, +0.56. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,388, +89 for the week. Corn July futures at $4.43½, -6¼¢ for the week. December futures at $4.35½, -6½¢ for the week. Basis (N = July; e.g. 10N means 10¢ over July futures

Tidbits Soybeans traded sharply lower yesterday because bean oil traded down the 3¢ per pound daily limit yesterday morning. That was because EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said late Wednesday that setting the biofuel mandates for 2026 can be expected in the coming months, which was much later than the market expected. The real bean oil hammer were rumors reported by news wire services that the required Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) levels in 2026 will be 4.65 billion gallo

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, fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23.Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of dec

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled at 41,249, -68 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $61.06, +2.68. Dollar Index settled at 100.42, +0.38. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,299, -122 for the week. Corn July futures at $4.49¾, -19¼¢ for the week. December futures at $4.42, -8¼¢ for the week. Basis (N = July; e.g. 10N means 10¢ over July futures)

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, fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23.Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of dec

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled at 41,317, +1,204 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $58.38, -4.79. Dollar Index settled at 100.04, +0.45. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,421, +48 for the week. Corn July futures at $4.69, -16½¢ for the week. December futures at $4.50¼, -5½¢ for the week. Basis (N = July; e.g. 10N means 10¢ over July futures

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, fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23.Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of dec

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled at 40,114, +971 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $63.17, -1.28. Dollar Index settled at 99.59, +0.36. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,373, +112 for the week. Corn May futures at $4.78¾, -3½¢ for the week. December futures at $4.55¾, -10¼¢ for the week. Basis (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over May futures) (F

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, fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23. Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of de

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled at 39,142, -1,070 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $64.45, +2.97. Dollar Index settled at 99.23, -0.55. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,261, -13 for the week. Corn May futures at $4.82¼, -8¢ for the week. December futures at $4.66, +2½¢ for the week. Basis (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over May futures) (Fut

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, fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23.Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. Corn Corn situation after the close Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Tidbits China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will meet with Brazilian authorities in Brazil this week to discuss food and nutritional security, sustainable agricultural production and climate change, electronic certification of agricultural products and agricultural trade, and logistics infrastructure, according to Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Carlos Fávaro. Quotes of Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins: 11 April: "Just finished a produ

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled at 40,213, +1,898 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $61.48, -0.84. Dollar Index settled at 99.78, -3.11. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,274, -215 for the week. Corn May futures at $4.90¼, +30¢ for the week. December futures at $4.63½, +16¾¢ for the week. Basis (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over May futures)

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, fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23.Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. Corn Corn situation after the close Tuesday, April 8, 2025:

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled at 38,315, -3,269 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $62.32, -6.72. Dollar Index settled at 102.89, -1.12. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,489, -113 for the week. Corn May futures at $4.60¼, +7¢ for the week. December futures at $4.46¾, +4¼¢ for the week. Basis (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over May futures) (

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, fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23.Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. Corn Corn situation after the close Tuesday, April 1, 2025:

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled at 41,584, -401.45 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $69.04, +0.75. Dollar Index settled at 104.01, -0.14. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,602, -41 for the week. Corn May futures at $4.53¼, -11¢ for the week. December futures at $4.42½, -8½¢ for the week. Basis (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over May futures)

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, fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23. Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. Corn Corn situation after the close Tuesday, March 24, 202

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled at 41,985, +497.16points for the week. Crude oil settled at $68.29, +1.10. Dollar Index settled at 104.15, +0.41. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,643, -26 for the week. Corn May futures at $4.64¼, +5¾¢ for the week. December futures at $4.51, steady for the week. Basis (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over May futures)

2025 Soybean Market Plan: Specific Reasons and Steps The number of days that November soybeans traded into the top 25% of each calendar year’s price range: 2024 — 83 2023 — 65 2022 — 43 2021 — 31 The number of days that November soybeans traded into the top 25% year’s price range after 21 June: 2024 — 0 2023 — 37 2022 — 3 2021 — 8