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Corn export sales see slow start to season

By |September 28, 2022|Categories: Corn & Soy Complex, Weather|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

U.S. trade partners appear to be holding off buying 2022/23 corn: Sales were a mere 182,339 MT during the week of Sep. 15 (7.2 [...]

Runaway prices at pump result in broken campaign promises

By |April 26, 2022|Categories: Biofuels, Energy, Ethanol, Market Prices|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Over a year into Biden’s first term in office, prices for crude oil have more than doubled, moving from $50 per barrel (bbl) to [...]

Corn market rises on new-crop supply concerns

By |April 18, 2022|Categories: Corn & Soy Complex, Global Trade|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Futures activity May-22 corn closed near $7.90 per bushel last Friday, up more than 25 cents from Monday. The Dec-22 harvest contract closed at [...]

U.S. wheat stocks raised 25 million bu on lower use

By |April 13, 2022|Categories: Wheat|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

As the 2021/22 marketing year wraps up for wheat, the U.S. has not seen an increase in export sales, leading USDA to trim the [...]

Energy markets in the crosshairs of the Ukrainian crisis

By |March 15, 2022|Categories: Energy, Global Trade, Market Prices|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began two weeks ago are spilling over into global markets, creating massive volatility for corporations [...]

Geopolitics, smaller Brazilian crop drive soy complex

By |March 14, 2022|Categories: Corn & Soy Complex|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Futures activity Nearing expiration, the Mar-22 soybean futures contract closed last week slightly higher than it began, at $16.9075 per bushel. Futures did manage [...]

Corn rockets higher as Russian invasion intensifies

By |March 7, 2022|Categories: Corn & Soy Complex, Energy, Weather|Tags: , , , , , |

Futures activity Corn futures rocketed higher all last week, reaching $8 per bushel on the spot market during trading on Friday before falling back [...]

Russian invasion of Ukraine roils markets, including the soy complex

By |February 28, 2022|Categories: Corn & Soy Complex, Edible Oils|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Futures activity Mar-22 soybeans closed last week at $15.9025 per bushel on Friday but not before touching a high of $17.65 per bushel on [...]