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Tidbits, SA Crops, Ukraine, Tariffs, Farm Funding, ENSO, Export Inspections 2/11/25
Highlights At 11 AM Central time this morning, the USDA will release its monthly S&D. We sent the estimates to you as part of Saturday’s...
Wright team
Feb 115 min read
Tidbits, Crude Oil, Economies, Ukrainian Grain, Export Sales 11/1/24
Highlights December crude oil made a 4-week low Tuesday after Israel's weekend retaliatory strike was very limited and raised hopes that...
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Nov 1, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Q&A: Call Options, Ukrainian Crops, Japan 10/28/24
Tidbits Crude oil futures gapped a dollar lower and traded as much as $4.00 lower last evening on the relatively “peaceful” Saturday...
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Oct 28, 20245 min read
Tidbits, U.S. CPI, Russia-Ukraine, Broilers & Ethanol 9/12/24
Highlights The US CPI data (inflation at retail level) for August +0.2% as expected. For the past 12 months, the CPI was up 2.5%,...
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Sep 12, 20245 min read
Tidbits, S&P Futures, Artillery Shells, Market Commentary - Grain Prices 7/22/24
S&P Futures We have often mentioned that selling cash corn, beans, or wheat and replacing it with a futures or options position of that...
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Jul 22, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Wheat Basis, Planting Retro, Ukraine, Antarctica 5/13/24
Market Retrospective On this date in 2019, it was raining across the Corn Belt as it had most days since the middle of April. July...
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May 13, 20244 min read
Tidbits, April S&D, Inflation, Ukraine, Export Sales 4/12/24
Tidbits Yesterday morning, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported inflation at the wholesale level in March was up 0.2%; the market...
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Apr 12, 20242 min read
Tidbits, Q&A: Market Plan, Russia-Ukraine, Asian Leaf Rust 3/17/24
Tidbits Odessa is the largest grain handling port on the Black Sea. It is in Southeast Ukraine. A Russian ballistic missile attack...
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Mar 17, 20243 min read
Tidbits, Russian/Ukraine War, Global Public Debt 2/22/24
Tomorrow begins the third year of the Russian/Ukraine war and Russia is gaining momentum. When the Japanese attacked the US Pacific...
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Feb 22, 20245 min read
Tidbits, E15 Fuel, Ukraine's losses, Cocoa, ENSO, Export Inspections 2/21/24
Highlights Dr. Michael Cordonnier lowered his Brazilian soybeans production estimate to 145 mil mt (USDA 156), down 2 mil mts while...
Wright team
Feb 21, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Stocks & Estimates, Markets & Rain Days Update 12/2/23
Highlights The October Census Bureau crush was reported after the close yesterday and it was an all-time record high for any month. The...
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Dec 2, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Brazil Crops, Ukraine Exports, Meat, Rain Days Update 10/29/23
Highlights Dr. Michael Cordonnier, the guru of South American crop production, wrote on Friday: "Farmers in Mato Grosso have a...
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Oct 29, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Ukraine, CO2 Ventures, Markets & Rain Days Update 10/23/23
Tidbits Argentina's ruling coalition did much better than expected to lead the country's general election and set the stage for a vote...
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Oct 23, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Yields, Ukraine Export, Q&A on Wheat, Markets & Rain Days Update 10/10/23
Highlights Two weeks ago, 8 out of 10 farmers we talked to said they were expecting less bushels per acre than a year ago. While they...
Wright Team
Oct 10, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Ukraine, Broilers & Ethanol, Markets & Rain Days Update 10/5/23
Highlights Ukraine’s leadership is highly stressed by Speaker McCarthy’s removal from office. They claim McCarthy, Jeffries and Biden...
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Oct 5, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Economy, Ukraine's Export, Option Expirations, Markets & Rain Days Update 8/19/23
Written yesterday morning: "Roger, I am in one of the dry pockets of NE Iowa (about 45 minutes north of Waterloo). I have had a little...
Wright Team
Aug 19, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Ukrainian Export, Markets & Rain Days Update 8/16/23
Thanks to Bill for letting us know Minnesota is not east, but west of Wisconsin. Bill says he always pays close attention to what we send...
Wright Team
Aug 16, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Pipeline Supply, Grain Yields & Prices, Ukraine, Rain Days Update 7/30/23
Pipeline Supply refers to the minimum number of bushels or tons of a commodity that are in transit to processing facilities and users to...
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Jul 30, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Ukraine Feedback, Rain Days Update 7/23/23
Highlights The Central Bank of Brazil released the result of the IBC-Br for May of this year. The indicator, which is seen as a preview...
Wright Team
Jul 23, 20233 min read
Tidbits, Safrinha Corn Crop, Grain Deal, Broilers & Ethanol, Markets & Rain Days Update 7/20/23
Yesterday, Roger recommended you price 2023 fertilizer. He meant fertilizer for 2024 crops. Highlights Is the weather or the war more...
Wright Team
Jul 20, 20235 min read
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