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It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled at 38,315, -3,269 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $62.32, -6.72. Dollar Index  settled at 102.89, -1.12. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 1,489, -113 for the week. Corn May futures  at $4.60¼, +7¢ for the week. December futures at $4.46¾, +4¼¢ for the week. Basis   (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over May fu

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 , fertilizers 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. Corn Corn  situation after the close Tuesday, April 1

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled at 41,584, -401.45 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $69.04, +0.75. Dollar Index  settled at 104.01, -0.14. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 1,602, -41 for the week. Corn May futures  at $4.53¼, -11¢ for the week. December futures at $4.42½, -8½¢ for the week. Basis   (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over May f

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 , fertilizers 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. Corn Corn  situation after the close Tuesday, March

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled at 41,985, +497.16points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $68.29, +1.10. Dollar Index  settled at 104.15, +0.41. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 1,643, -26 for the week. Corn May futures  at $4.64¼, +5¾¢ for the week. December futures at $4.51, steady for the week. Basis   (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over May f

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 , fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Explanation of our approach: https://www.wrightonthemarket.com/post/how-to-decide-when-to-price-grain Corn Corn  situation after the close Tuesday, March 18 , 2025: May corn settled yesterday at $4.58¾, -11½¢ since last Tuesday. Tue

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled at 41,488, -1,313.53 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $67.19, +0.14. Dollar Index  settled at 103.74, -0.17. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 1,669, +269 for the week. Corn May futures  at $4.58½, -10¾¢ for the week. December futures at $4.51, -3¼¢ for the week. Basis   (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over Ma

Highlights Corn deliveries on March futures have been zero since 7 March, so a search for a reason for yesterday’s 14¢ loss on May corn by late morning found no fundamental reason other than the price of eggs had fallen from $8.17 earlier this month to $5.51 yesterday according to the USDA, which reported the egg inventory increased 5.2% the past week. A bit later, we learned ethanol production was down 31,000 barrels per day from last week, but still above 1.06 million barre

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 , fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Explanation of our approach: https://www.wrightonthemarket.com/post/how-to-decide-when-to-price-grain Corn Corn  situation after the close Tuesday, March 11 , 2025: May corn settled yesterday at $4.70¼, +18¾¢ since last Tuesday. Tue

Highlights The USDA could have and should have increased corn exports and ethanol use on yesterday’s S&D, but it did not, as we predicted. If you noted our summary chart of weekly exports inspections we send you every Tuesday, yesterday’s chart showed you the USDA projects corn exports this marketing year to be 6.9% more than a year ago, but with half the marketing year still ahead of us, corn exports are running 38% ahead of year ago. We know corn exports will slow down in t

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled at 42,802, -1,039.19 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $67.05, -2.90. Dollar Index  settled at 103.91, -3.65. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 1,400, +171 for the week. Corn May futures  at $4.69¼, -¼¢ for the week. December futures at $4.54¼, -¾¢ for the week. Basis   (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over May

Highlights Early yesterday afternoon, President Trump said, "After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that Mexico will not be required to pay tariffs on anything that falls under the USMCA Agreement until April 2nd.   Mexico’s President Sheinbaum said, "We had an excellent and respectful call in which we agreed that our work and collaboration have yielded unprecedented results, within the framework of respect for our sovereignties."   Sheinbaum

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 , fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Explanation of our approach: https://www.wrightonthemarket.com/post/how-to-decide-when-to-price-grain Corn Corn  situation after the close Tuesday, March 4 , 2025: May corn settled yesterday at $4.51½, -42¾¢ since last Tuesday. Tues

Highlights In response to Trump's tariffs that went into effect at 12:01 AM Tuesday, China placed an additional tariff of 15% on U.S. wheat, corn, cotton, chicken and an additional 10% on U.S. soybeans, sorghum, pork, beef and other agricultural products. Also China suspended on Tuesday the soybean import licences of three U.S. firms (CHS Inc, Louis Dreyfus Company Grains Merchandising LLC and export grain terminal operator EGT) and halted imports of U.S. logs, stepping up it

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled at 43,841, +412.89 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $69.95, -0.30. Dollar Index  settled at 107.56, +0.92. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 1,229, +248 for the week. Corn May futures  at $4.69½, -35½¢ for the week. December futures at $4.55, -20¢ for the week. Basis   (K = May; e.g. 10K means 10¢ over May

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 , fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Explanation of our approach: https://www.wrightonthemarket.com/post/how-to-decide-when-to-price-grain Corn Corn  situation after the close Tuesday, February 25 , 2025: March corn settled yesterday at $4.79¾, -22¾¢ since last Tuesday

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled at 43,428, -1,118.06 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $70.25, -0.32. Dollar Index  settled at 106.64, -0.15. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 981, +189 for the week. Corn March futures  at $4.91¼, -5¢ for the week. December futures at $4.75, +2¢ for the week. Basis   (H = March; e.g. 10H means 10¢ over Mar

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 , fertilizers for past week Wednesday to Tuesday. Explanation of our approach: https://www.wrightonthemarket.com/post/how-to-decide-when-to-price-grain Corn Corn  situation after the close Tuesday, February 18 , 2025: March corn settled yesterday at $5.02½, +18½¢ since last Tuesday

Highlights Yesterday, Saudi Arabia hosted the first talks between Russia and the U.S. since the start of the war in Ukraine . President Donald Trump commented on their outcome, here are the main points: Trump called the meeting between the U.S. and Russian delegations ‘very good’ and admitted that after it he became ‘much more confident’ in reaching a deal on a settlement in Ukraine; Trump said he was not against sending European troops to Ukraine, but there would be no Ameri

It's our weekly US grain market prices analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat. Dow Jones  Industrial Average Index settled at 44,303, -241.26 points for the week. Crude oil  settled at $71.06, -2.75. Dollar Index  settled at 108.1, -0.40. Baltic Dry Index  (a shipping freight-cost index)  settled at 815, +80 for the week. Corn March futures  at $4.96¼, +8¾¢ for the week. December futures at $4.73, +7¢ for the week. Basis   (H = March; e.g. 10H means 10¢ over March