Grain Marketing Education, News & Strategies

Tidbits Flash Sales: the USDA announced yesterday morning the sales of: 127,000 mts of old crop corn to Japan 558,000 mts of old crop soybeans to China 236,000 mts of old crop soybeans to unknown Wheat: Yesterday weakness in wheat may have been extreme because the CEO of Germany’s largest private cash grain trading firm advised farmers yesterday morning to sell 80-90% of old crop wheat and 50% of new crop. His core arguments:

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 51,655, +478 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $91.66, +0.40. Dollar Index settled at 102.23, +0.31. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,917, -231. Corn December futures settled at $4.79¾, -18¢ for the week. Basis (Z =

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), also for inputs like fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of decreasing our preference). The marketing decision is yours to make, obviously you can mix those plans, change the s

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 51,177, -652 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $91.26, -1.18. Dollar Index settled at 101.92, +0.88. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 3,148, -278. Corn December futures settled at $4.97¾, -30½¢ for the week. Basis (Z =

Tidbits Flash Sales: Yesterday, USDA announced corn sales to Mexico: 173,800 mts of old crop, 22,400 mts of new crop, and 22,400 mts of the 2028 crop. Wheat: Saudi Arabia issued a tender Thursday for 535,000 mts of milling wheat with a bid deadline yesterday for delivery in Nov–Dec 2026. Results to be announced on Monday. The country issued a wheat tender on 7 September but cancelled it due to high prices. In Europe, the price of corn is higher than milling quality wheat, so

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), also for inputs like fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of decreasing our preference). The marketing decision is yours to make, obviously you can mix those plans, change the s

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 51,829, +146 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $92.44, -7.86. Dollar Index settled at 101.04, +0.83. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 3,426, +56. Corn December futures settled at $5.28¼, +¾¢ for the week. Basis (Z = De

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), also for inputs like fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of decreasing our preference). The marketing decision is yours to make, obviously you can mix those plans, change the s

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 51,683, -891 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $100.3, +0.31. Dollar Index settled at 100.21, +1.12. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 3,370, -137. Corn December futures settled at $5.27½, -2¾¢ for the week. Basis (Z =

Tidbits Logistics: Iowa has issued weight-limit exemptions for vehicles up to 90,000 pounds gross weight transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer, manure, and distiller grains. The waiver is effective until October 10 and was granted to help mitigate traffic concerns during harvest time. A farmer association said the waiver will allow a 1,000-acre farmer to use 26 fewer truckloads during this harvest, which is significant during the high fuel prices

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), also for inputs like fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of decreasing our preference). The marketing decision is yours to make, obviously you can mix those plans, change the s

Tidbits The Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision at 1 PM Central Time today. The market expects a quarter percent point increase. Did China suspend the tariffs on U.S. soybeans? Around 11 AM Central time yesterday a marketing service reported China had lifted the tariff on U.S. beans. However, we could find no confirmation of such action. We do expect that will be one of the positive things that will be announced next week when China’s President Xi comes t

Tidbits Friday's key reversal on the soybeans (new contract high followed by a close lower than the previous day's low) was negated by yesterday's higher close. As a general rule, a lack of follow through on the next trading day is needed to confirm a technical trend change. Fuel & Fertilizer: Diesel prices are climbing fast, and farmers are feeling it in real time. U.S. diesel prices have surged 60% since the start of the war in Iran. With another 30¢ jump in just a week, th

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 52,573, -841 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $99.99, +8.77. Dollar Index settled at 99.09, -0.07. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 3,507, -121. Corn December futures settled at $5.30¼, -6½¢ for the week. Basis (Z = D

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), also for inputs like fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of decreasing our preference). The marketing decision is yours to make, obviously you can mix those plans, change the s

Tidbits Wheat was higher in Europe on Monday. Saudi Arabia cancelled its 550,000 mts wheat tender because prices were too high. Russian Exports: Latvia's government plans to impose a ​300% tariff on grain arriving from ‌Russia and Belarus, the Baltic country's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said on Monday. A ban or ‌high ⁠tariffs could cut off a key alternative at a time when Black Sea and Azov Sea routes have been ​paralysed by ​Ukrainian ⁠drone strikes. Andrey Sizov from So

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 53,414, -146 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $91.22, +7.78. Dollar Index settled at 99.16, -0.52. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 3,628, +442. Corn December futures settled at $5.36¾, +¼¢ for the week. Basis (Z = De

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), also for inputs like fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of decreasing our preference). The marketing decision is yours to make, obviously you can mix those plans, change the s

Tidbits Turkey is discussing a plan to create a new grain corridor in the Black Sea. According to local media, Turkey has intensified diplomatic contacts with Russia and Ukraine. The Chamber of Maritime Commerce of Turkey confirmed that it held meetings at the Ministry of Transport, where they spoke of "intense discussions" regarding a new grain deal. However, no specific deadlines have been mentioned. We do not see any way this grain corridor will be created any time soon, b

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 53,560, +283 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $83.44, -3.20. Dollar Index settled at 99.68, +0.84. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 3,186, +345. Corn December futures settled at $5.36½, +27¾¢ for the week. Basis (Z =