Profit taking dominated the US markets with soybeans, corn and wheat futures all falling against a possible uptick in demand. I say possible increase because the number the USDA put out, soybeans at 300 million bushels, should have sent the market surging higher. The punters instead dismissed the number...

US grain futures were mixed last night, corn was a smidge firmer nearby while a smidge weaker in the outer months. Soybeans were back a little, leading the oilseed markets lower with both ICE and Paris canola slipping away. Wheat futures found support, the rally countering the move higher...

US wheat futures found spill over support from the corn and soybean pits which found their support from lower G/E ratings on Tuesdays weekly crop progress report. Fundamentally wheat has little reason to rally from a global perspective. Increased competition from the Black Sea and confirmation Germany will see...

Grain futures in the USA were higher, bucking the trend lower in oil and fuel and moving against a firmer USD. A dry weather outlook supplied some positive sentiment for the row crops. Soybean futures at Chicago seeing moves of 30c+ through to the Aug23 contract. The strength in...

Russia reduced its wheat export tax for the following week by US$3.93 to US$80.75 per tonne FOB. Traders and farmers have been canvassing the government to further reduce the export tax on wheat. With a record crop likely this year the only thing supporting an export tax is grade....

International analysts are torn between “we are about to see the biggest bear market of all time”, to “the lows are in, get ready for a massive jump”. There is basically a report out there to cover any sentiment you wish to carry now. Only time will tell who...

The USDA World Ag Supply & Demand report was out last night. The focus was generally on corn production estimates in Europe and the US, wheat production in Russia and Ukraine exports / ending stocks. Starting at the beginning, US corn production was reduced from 368.44mt last month to...

Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures were all higher. Add new crop Paris rapeseed and ICE canola to the list and we have good chance for some spill over upside here today.  The AUD is still a thorn in our side though, pushing above 71.3c midsession, and closing above...

Some nice moves in US wheat futures overnight could basically be countered by a 1.69% rally in the Aussie dollar against the greenback today, not exactly what we were hoping for. The US markets were generally about weather and squaring up prior to Friday night’s USDA WASDE report. Soybeans...

Seeing some conflicting reports out of Russia regarding the quantity and quality of the wheat crop. For most of the growing season the Russian wheat crop has simply been getting bigger and bigger with some reports suggesting that a crop as large of 97.5mt was on the cards. As...