Grain Marketing Education, News & Strategies

Tidbits August CBOT options expire Friday. Historical data suggests that poor corn pollination due to heat or drought could result in yield losses ranging from 1.5 bushels per acre per day of extreme heat (95+°F) during pollination which is approximately 0.8-1% per day based on a 182 bushels/acre trend yield. President Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. and Japan have struck a deal that will lower the hefty tariffs he had threatened to impose on goods from Japan while extractin

Tidbits Those of you who must deliver corn and beans this fall, if you have not already assessed production in your area versus normal production compared to the fall delivery basis being offered now, get with it. Normally, fall delivery basis needs to be set very late July or the first week of August. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq stock indexes closed at record highs yesterday, as optimism over strong corporate earnings outweighed ongoing trade tensions. It is very discouraging tha

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. 10N means

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), fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23, check it to have the general idea. Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. We provide three diff

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 44,373, -456 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $68.75, +2.25. Dollar Index settled at 97.87, +0.88. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,663, +227. Corn September futures settled at $3.96, -24¼¢ for the week. December futures settled at $4.12¼, -20½¢ for the week. Basis (U = September; e.g. 10N means

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), fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23. Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of

Tidbits The number of predicted rain days for the Corn Belt were up again yesterday morning and most of Western Iowa received ½ to 1½ inches (12-38 mm) of rain yesterday. When it rains in Iowa in July, corn and bean prices will decline. Furthermore, CBOT prices typically decline until 1 to 2 days before a major USDA report and then recover a modest amount the day or two before the report. The July USDA S&D will be issued Friday. Yesterday morning, the USDA announced the sal

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 44,829, +1,009 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $66.5, +1.43. Dollar Index settled at 96.99, -0.26. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,436, -85. Corn September futures settled at $4.20¼, +8¾¢ for the week. Then -17¢ on Monday December futures settled at $4.32¾, +5¾¢ for the week. Basis (U = Septem

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), fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23. Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of

Tidbits The U.S. Senate passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a ten-year fiscal package which would serve as the vehicle for fulfilling President Donald Trump’s campaign promises on tax cuts and border security. Vice-President Vance cast the tie-breaking vote after all Democrat and three Republican senators voted “No” on the measure: Sens. Rand Paul, Thom Tillis, and Susan Collins. The bill will now go back to the House of Representatives, which will accept or

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 43,819, +1,612 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $65.07, -8.97. Dollar Index settled at 97.25, -1.52. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,521, -168. Corn July futures settled at $4.17½, -11¼¢ for the week. December futures settled at $4.27, -14¼¢ for the week. Basis (N = July; e.g. 10N means 10¢ ove

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), fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23. Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of

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 42,207, +9 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $74.04, +0.86. It traded as low as $66.60 on Monday and closed at $68.51. Dollar Index settled at 98.77, +0.63. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,689, -279. Corn July futures settled at $4.28¾, -15¾¢ for the week. Then -11¢ on Monday. December futures s

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), fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23. Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled at 42,198, -565 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $73.18, +8.41. Dollar Index settled at 98.14, -1.06. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,968, +335. Corn July futures at $4.44½, +2¢ for the week. December futures at $4.43, -6¼¢ for the week. Basis (N = July; e.g. 10N means 10¢ over July futures) (Futures price

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), fuel and fertilizer for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Read about our approach to this report here. We discussed 2025 corn and soybeans marketing plan on March 23. Refer to our daily mailing on that day or this post on the website. We provide three different marketing plans (in order of

Tidbits Former Minnesota farmer, now Brazil’s 25-year experienced agricultural consultant, Kory Melby, posted on X yesterday afternoon: “I think today's corn market action will reverse quickly in the coming days as the models revert back to old forecasts. I think today was a counter trend move fake out.” Cash soybean export trader, Eduardo Vanin, with AgrInvest Commodities in Brazil reported yesterday soybeans from Brazil net cost to China for September shipment was 215¢ over

Tidbits Argentina's Rosario Grain Exchange is warning that the country stands to lose significant corn and soybean meal export share to Vietnam in the wake of a U.S.-Vietnam trade deal. In the area of Boa Esperança Do Norte, Mato Grosso a record yield of safrinha corn was announced: 223 bushels/acre (233.16 60Kg-bags/hectare). AgRural raised Brazil’s corn production to 128.5 million mts (USDA 130), supporting medium-term supply. However, AgRural warns early planting in M

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled at 42,763, +493 points for the week. Crude oil settled at $64.77, +4.01. Dollar Index settled at 99.2, -0.24. Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 1,633, +215 for the week. Corn July futures at $4.42½, -1½¢ for the week. December futures at $4.49¼, +10¾¢ for the week. Basis (N = July; e.g. 10N means 10¢ over July futures)

Tidbits President Trump said his senior administration officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts in London for trade talks on June 9. Trump also confirmed that he and Xi agreed to visit each other once in China and again in the U.S. China has called for improving bilateral ties with Canada and is willing to work with Canadian officials to address each other’s concerns according to Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The EU agriculture commissioner has said the EU is open