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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
7 days ago5 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 235 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 163 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 94 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 24 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 264 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 194 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 123 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 54 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 285 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 214 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 144 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 74 min read
Weekly Basis 8/31/25
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 45,545, -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
Wright team
Aug 314 min read
Weekly Basis 8/24/25
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 45,632, +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
Wright team
Aug 244 min read
Weekly Basis 8/17/25
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 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
Wright team
Aug 175 min read
Weekly Basis 8/10/25
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 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
Wright team
Aug 104 min read
Weekly Basis 8/3/25
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 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.
Wright team
Aug 34 min read
Weekly Basis 7/27/25
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 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
Wright team
Jul 274 min read
Weekly Basis 7/20/25
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 44,342, -30 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $67.3, -1.45. Dollar Index settled at 98.46, +0.59. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,052, +389. Corn September futures settled at $4.08½, +12½¢ for the week. December futures settled at $4.27¾, +15½¢ for the week. Basis (U = September; e.g. 10
Wright team
Jul 204 min read
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