Corn futures reluctant to budge
Futures activity Another very quiet week has just passed for corn futures, with Dec-22 moving up just 1 cent per bushel week over week [...]
South American corn exports strong heading into fall
Brazil and Argentina moved good volumes of corn in September, exporting a combined 10.2 MMT vs. 7.0 MT a year ago, thanks to the [...]
World Food Price Index down for sixth straight month
Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) fell 1 percent in September, the sixth straight down month. Year on year, the September FPI [...]
Trapped in a commodity market funhouse?
Maybe the funhouse seemed like a harmless way to spend a warm afternoon at the corn carnival (we all call the corn market that, right?): [...]
Cocoa grinds slow in Q3, closing crop year on a soft note
Although some regions of the world continued to experience solid growth in grind numbers throughout the 2021/22 season, chinks in the armor were seen, [...]
Soy oil, meal futures decouple from soybeans
Futures activity Nov-22 soybean futures ended last week at $13.9550 per bushel, up about $0.10 per bushel from the beginning of the week. After [...]
September soybean crush around recent average for month
Soybean crush declined seasonally in September, although the dip was somewhat greater than analysts expected. NOPA members crushed 158.1 million bushels of soybeans last [...]
Mexico sugar stocks down 6% YOY
CNDSCA reports available stocks at the end of September at 0.96 MMT, down 6 percent YOY. Including certified stocks for export, all sugar carryout [...]