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Weekly Basis 1/18/26
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 49,359, -145 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $59.3, +0.52. Dollar Index settled at 99.38, +0.24. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,532, -156. Corn March futures settled at $4.24¾, -21¢ for the we
Wright team
6 days ago5 min read
Weekly Basis 1/11/26
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 49,504, +1,122 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $58.78, +1.45. Dollar Index settled at 99.14, +0.71. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,688, -194. Corn March futures settled at $4.45¾, +8¼¢ for the
Wright team
Jan 115 min read
Weekly Basis 1/4/26
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 48,382, -329 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $57.33, +0.40. Dollar Index settled at 98.43, +0.38. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,882, +5. Corn March futures settled at $4.37½, -12½¢ for the we
Wright team
Jan 45 min read
Weekly Basis 12/28/25
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 48,711, +576 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $56.93, +0.39. Dollar Index settled at 98.05, -0.67. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,877, -146. Corn March futures settled at $4.50, +6¼¢ for the we
Wright team
Dec 28, 20256 min read
Weekly Basis 12/21/25
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 48,135, -323 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $56.54, -0.99. Dollar Index settled at 98.72, +0.33. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,023, -182. Corn March futures settled at $4.43¾, +3¢ for the we
Wright team
Dec 21, 20255 min read
Weekly Basis 12/14/25
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 48,458, +503 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $57.53, -2.61. Dollar Index settled at 98.39, -0.60. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,205, -522. Corn March futures settled at $4.40¾, -4¢ for the we
Wright team
Dec 14, 20255 min read
Weekly Basis 12/7/25
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 47,955, +239 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $60.14, +1.66. Dollar Index settled at 98.99, -0.49. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,727, +167. Corn March futures settled at $4.44¾, -3¢ for the we
Wright team
Dec 7, 20254 min read
Weekly Basis 11/30/25
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 47,716, +1,471 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $58.48, +0.50. Dollar Index settled at 99.48, -0.72. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,560, +285. Corn December futures settled at $4.47¾, +10¼¢ for
Wright team
Nov 30, 20255 min read
Weekly Basis 11/23/25
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 46,245, -902 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $57.98, -1.97. Dollar Index settled at 100.2, +0.93. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,275, +150. Corn December futures settled at $4.25½, -4¾¢ for th
Wright team
Nov 23, 20255 min read
Weekly Basis 11/16/25
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 47,147, +160 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $59.95, +0.11. Dollar Index settled at 99.27, -0.29. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,125, +21. Corn December futures settled at $4.30¼, +3¢ for the
Wright team
Nov 16, 20253 min read
Weekly Basis 11/9/25
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 46,987, -576 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $59.84, -1.04. Dollar Index settled at 99.56, -0.16. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,104, +138. Corn December futures settled at $4.27¼, -4¼¢ for th
Wright team
Nov 9, 20254 min read
Weekly Basis 11/2/25
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. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 47,563, +356 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $60.88, -0.56. Dollar Index settled at 99.72, +0.78. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,966, -25. Corn December futures settled at $4.31½, +8¼¢ for the
Wright team
Nov 2, 20254 min read
Weekly Basis 10/26/25
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 47,207, +1,017 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $61.44, +3.80. Dollar Index settled at 98.94, +0.40. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,991, -78. Corn December futures settled at $4.23¼, +¾¢ for the week. Basis (Z = December; e.g. 10Z means 10¢ over Dec futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cas
Wright team
Oct 26, 20254 min read
Weekly Basis 10/19/25
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 46,191, +711 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $57.64, -0.60. Dollar Index settled at 98.54, -0.31. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,069, +133. Corn December futures settled at $4.22½, +9½¢ for the week. Basis (Z = December; e.g. 10Z means 10¢ over Dec futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cas
Wright team
Oct 19, 20254 min read
Weekly Basis 10/12/25
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 45,480, -1,279 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $58.24, -2.45. Dollar Index settled at 98.854, +1.14. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,936, +35. Corn December futures settled at $4.13, -6¢ for the week. Basis (Z = December; e.g. 10Z means 10¢ over Dec futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cas
Wright team
Oct 12, 20253 min read
Weekly Basis 10/5/25
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 46,758, +511 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $60.69, -4.50. Dollar Index settled at 97.712, -0.47. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,901, -358. Corn December futures settled at $4.19, -3¢ for the week. Basis (Z = December; e.g. 10Z means 10¢ over Dec futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cash
Wright team
Oct 5, 20254 min read
Weekly Basis 9/28/25
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 46,247, -68 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $65.19, +2.47. Dollar Index settled at 98.182, +0.53. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,259, +56. Corn December futures settled at $4.22, -2¢ for the week. Basis (Z = December; e.g. 10Z means 10¢ over Dec futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cash p
Wright team
Sep 28, 20255 min read
Weekly Basis 9/21/25
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
Wright team
Sep 21, 20254 min read
Weekly Basis 9/14/25
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
Wright team
Sep 14, 20254 min read
Weekly Basis 9/7/25
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
Wright team
Sep 7, 20254 min read
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