It’s USDA World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates reports time. So I’ll obviously spend the next hour or two pawing through the data, comparing different analyst views in an attempt to predict the future, only to disagree with different aspects of the report, thus rendering it useless in one...

Chicago grain futures were unconvincingly higher in overnight trade. Wheat, corn and soybeans all closing in the green by a few cents per bushel. Spring wheat at Minneapolis was the best of them, closing up 6.5c/bu in the December slot. This close to a WASDE release date one might...

Another higher close in US wheat futures overnight. The slightly weaker AUD will also help the day to day conversion here. It’s not worth a bunch of upside but if we can keep chipping away a dollar or two, or five, a day than we may get back to...

The Russian wheat crop has passed the 70% harvested market. Thus far 71mt of wheat has been harvested, roughly 72% of the area has now had a header over it. The news for the Russian spring wheat area continues to get worse. Another oblast has been placed into a...

US corn, wheat and soybean futures all fell apart last night, the board closing in the sea of red. Soybeans were the biggest looser, shedding 19c/bu in the January slot. This had the expected impact on both Paris rapeseed futures and Winnipeg canola. The later already pretty beaten up...

US wheat futures ran out of steam last night after putting in some good gains over the last 6 sessions. Since the 27th soft red winter wheat futures has gained 52.75c/bu (AUD$28.75/t) nearby and 39.25c/bu (AUD$21.39/t) in the December slot. Hard red winter wheat over the same time frame...

US wheat futures, and cash values out of the Pacific Northwest, continued to push higher overnight. Short covering in all grains was a feature as the funds continue to liquidate some of the massive sold positions they have built over the long term. Fundamental support came from a flurry...

A number of international events went towards a recovery in US wheat futures overnight. There’s both fundamental and political influences at play now. There was a degree of technical buying, managed money shorts finding some coverage. If global events suddenly turn bullish grain, the funds may find themselves having...

The Labour Day holiday in both the US and Canada has left the international markets a little thin on information this morning. The Paris and London markets were active but the movement in most grains was subdued. London feed wheat gained £0.50/t in the Jan 25 slot, Paris milling...

US wheat futures were higher overnight, that is a week of higher closes for HRWW futures at Chicago. The nearby contract put on 32.5c/bu this week. At today’s exchange rate that is worth about AUD$17.65 / tonne. Compared to last Friday’s close, week on week, new crop H2 NTP...