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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 =

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 Brazil: Roraima is a small state in the far north of Brazil bordering Venezuela to the north and Guyana to the east. It is north of the Amazon River and a bit north of the Equator. Farmers plant corn and beans in March or April and harvest in September. El Niño brings drier weather to Roraima just as it does to Central Brazil where the majority of Brazil’s corn, beans, and cotton are grown. Early harvest has begun. Some producers are reporting the loss of entire crops

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 53,277, -455 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $86.64, +4.24. Dollar Index settled at 98.84, -0.80. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,841, -3. Corn September futures settled at $4.83¾, +24¾¢ for the week. December cor

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 53,732, -305 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $82.4, +5.32. Dollar Index settled at 99.64, +0.04. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,844, -245. Corn September futures settled at $4.59, +20¢ for the week. December corn

Tidbits Markets: Corn closed the week strong, supported by aggressive buying in wheat. September corn gained 11¢, while December added 11¼¢. For the week, December corn gained 21¼ cents. The lack of a cease-fire agreement between Russia and Ukraine sent wheat futures sharply higher, with SRW gaining more than 3% and HRW rising over 4%. September soybeans gained 11¾¢ while November gained 10¼¢. Higher crude oil and continued new-crop soybean sales to China also added support.

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 At 11 AM Central Time today, the USDA will issue its monthly USA and world S&D. Conab is also expected to update their Brazilian production forecasts today. Flash Sales: Yesterday, the USDA announced the sale of 136,000 mts of new crop soybeans to China and 180,000 mts of new crop soybean meal to the Philippines. The Black Sea: The Deputy Director of the Commercial Operations Department for Ukraine was cited as the source of a rumor among international grain trade par

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 54,037, +1,552 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $77.08, -9.72. Dollar Index settled at 99.6, -0.20. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 3,089, +357. Corn September futures settled at $4.39, -1¾¢ for the week. December co

Tidbits Flash Sales: Yesterday morning, the USDA announced the sales of 238,000 mts of new crop soybeans to China 29,808 mts of new crop corn and 256,289 mts of 2027 crop corn to Mexico. One has to wonder why Mexico is committing to buy so much 2027 corn this far in advance. What do they know that we do not know? Their expected demand for corn in the 2027-28 marketing year. Russian drones damaged two vessels on Friday per multiple reports, one of them carrying wheat. Andrey S

Tidbits Flash Sales: Yesterday, the USDA announced the sale of 122,000 mts of new crop soybeans to China. Weather: The drought monitor as of August 4th shows 70.9% of the U.S. is experiencing abnormal dryness or drought, up 3 points from the previous week, with 48.5% in D1 level drought or higher: corn at 28% (down 1), soybeans at 26% (unchanged), and 58% (up 16 points) of spring wheat acres also impacted. The National Weather Service 7-day forecast expects rain to be lighter

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 Flash Sales: Yesterday, the USDA announced the sale of 488,000 mts of new crop soybeans to China and 136,150 mts of new crop soybeans to unknown. The June USDA crushing report had 520 million bushels of corn crushed, up 5% from a year ago. The soybean crush was 218 million bushels, up 10.65% from a year ago. The canola June crush was 204,577 tons, up 22.9% from a year ago. Biofuel: Friday EIA data showed combined biodiesel and renewable diesel production in May 2026 w

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