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Weekly Basis 8/2/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 52,485, +538 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $86.8, -3.67. Dollar Index settled at 99.8, -1.66. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,732, -11. Corn September futures settled at $4.40¾, -23½¢ for the week. December corn
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Weekly Basis 7/26/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 51,947, -199 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $90.47, +8.00. Dollar Index settled at 101.46, +0.71. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,743, -9. Corn September futures settled at $4.64¼, +19½¢ for the week. December co
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Jul 265 min read
Weekly Basis 7/19/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 52,146, -491 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $82.47, +10.96. Dollar Index settled at 100.75, -0.21. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,752, -192. Corn September futures settled at $4.44¾, +5¼¢ for the week. December
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Jul 195 min read
Weekly Basis 7/12/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 52,637, -263 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $71.51, +2.73. Dollar Index settled at 100.96, +0.08. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,944, +227. Corn September futures settled at $4.39½, +16½¢ for the week. December
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Jul 124 min read
Weekly Basis 7/7/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 52,900, +1,024 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $68.78, -1.46. Dollar Index settled at 100.88, -0.49. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,717, +193. Corn September futures settled at $4.23 on Friday, +1¼¢ for the week.
Wright team
Jul 75 min read
Weekly Basis 6/28/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 51,876, +311 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $70.24, -7.30. Dollar Index settled at 101.37, +0.61. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,524, -198. Corn July futures settled at $4.12¾, -4¾¢ for the week. December corn s
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Jun 284 min read
Weekly Basis 6/23/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 51,565, +362 points for the week, then 51,712 on Monday. Crude oil settled at $77.54, -6.75, then to $74.82 on Monday. Dollar Index settled at 100.76, +0.95, then to 101.02 on Monday. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,722, -9
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Jun 235 min read
Weekly Basis 6/14/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 51,202, +335 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $84.29, -5.96. Dollar Index settled at 99.81, -0.26. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,818, -163. Corn July futures settled at $4.12¾, -4¾¢ for the week. December corn se
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Jun 145 min read
Weekly Basis 6/7/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 50,867, -166 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $90.25, +2.49. Dollar Index settled at 100.07, +1.13. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,981, -243. Corn July futures settled at $4.17½, -29¼¢ for the week. December corn
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Jun 75 min read
Weekly Basis 5/31/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 51,032, +453 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $87.76, -8.84. Dollar Index settled at 98.94, -0.38. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 3,224, +233. Corn July futures settled at $4.46¾, -16½¢ for the week. December corn s
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May 314 min read
Weekly Basis 5/22/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 50,580, +1,054 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $96.6, -9.06. Dollar Index settled at 99.32, +0.05. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,991, -160. Corn July futures settled at $4.63¼, +7½¢ for the week. December corn s
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May 245 min read
Weekly Basis 5/17/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 49,526, -83 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $105.66, +10.98. Dollar Index settled at 99.27, +1.43. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 3,151, +173. Corn July futures settled at $4.55¾, -15½¢ for the week. December corn
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May 175 min read
Weekly Basis 5/10/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 49,609, +110 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $94.68, -7.82. Dollar Index settled at 97.84, -0.37. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,978, +248. Corn July futures settled at $4.71¼, -9¢ for the week. December corn set
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May 105 min read
Weekly Basis 5/3/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 49,499, +269 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $102.5, +7.62. Dollar Index settled at 98.21, -0.30. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,730, +65. Corn July futures settled at $4.80¼, +16¾¢ for the week. December corn se
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May 34 min read
Weekly Basis 4/26/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 49,231, -217 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $94.88, +9.31. Dollar Index settled at 98.51, +0.28. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,665, +98. Corn May futures settled at $4.55, +6¼¢ for the week. December corn settl
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Apr 265 min read
Weekly Basis 4/19/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 49,447, +1,531 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $85.57, -10.06. Dollar Index settled at 98.23, -0.47. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,567, +366. Corn May futures settled at $4.48¾, +7¾¢ for the week. December corn
Wright team
Apr 195 min read
Weekly Basis 4/12/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 47,917, +1,412 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $95.63, -16.43. Dollar Index settled at 98.698, -1.49. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,201, +135. Corn May futures settled at $4.41, -11¼¢ for the week. December corn
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Apr 125 min read
Weekly Basis 4/5/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 46,505, +1,338 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $112.06, +12.42. Dollar Index settled at 100.19, steady. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,066, +35. Corn May futures settled at $4.52¼, -9¾¢ for the week. December cor
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Apr 55 min read
Weekly Basis 3/29/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 45,167, -411 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $99.64, +1.55. Dollar Index settled at 100.19, +0.69. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,031, -25. Corn May futures settled at $4.62, -3½¢ for the week. December corn sett
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Mar 295 min read
Weekly Basis 3/22/26
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. The Dow Jones Index settled on Friday at 45,577, -981 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $98.09, -1.22. Dollar Index settled at 99.5, -1.00. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,056, +28. Corn May futures settled at $4.65½, -1¾¢ for the week. December corn settl
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Mar 225 min read
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