US export volume for wheat and corn was up a little last week with both wheat and corn beating the previous week’s volume. Corn saw loadings at 1.217mt and wheat 535,691 tonnes. Interesting to note sorghum exports were also solid at 140,458 tonnes but about half of the previous...

Well, who thought that the Chinese wouldn’t honour their side of the Phase 1 trade deal with the USA, hands up, OK, everyone can put their hands down now. Not only was it predictable but the last minute inclusion of an out clause in the case a pandemic breaking...

Good weekly export data out of the USDA helped US corn futures claw back some of the previous sessions losses. Better weather in the short to midterm kept a lid on any possible rally getting away. Technically we see July SRW futures at Chicago significantly over sold which should...

With the weekly US crop progress report out the market took a closer look at sowing pace for the row crops and wheat condition. Corn is going in the ground above the 5 year average pace with about 27% of the projected area in the US now sown. Illinois...

Canadian cash durum wheat values moved sharply higher during the week. In SW Saskatchewan ex farm values are sitting around C$287 for nearby pickup and C$264 for Nov / Dec pickup. For the December slot this represents a rally of C$21.09. Canadian durum was one of the few commodities...

Rumours China were making plans to purchase 10mt of soybeans, 20mt of corn and 1mt of cotton had the US markets firmer from the open. But without any confirmations both corn and soybean futures at Chicago slipped to close just marginally above the sessions lows. Some outside pressure was...

US wheat futures were mixed with US corn and soybean futures falling further while all three US wheat grades pushed higher. Corn and beans continue to be heavily influenced by oil values. CLM20 Oil slipped US$4.60 in the June slot to US$20.43. The Dow got caught up in the...

Eyes are starting to turn towards the European and Black Sea winter wheat crops. Dry weather has seen a number of private analyst reduce their production estimates over the last week. With the French wheat area actually back 8% year on year any major threat to the crop will...

Romania succumb to EU pressure overnight and removed the current export ban for wheat to non-EU ports. This would no doubt make “some of the greedy grain traders” happy but also added a more bearish tone to the US futures market resulting in some slippage in US futures. Interesting...

US futures were lower overnight led by a crashing corn market. The US is in a whole heap of trouble at present when it comes to corn. No one is driving anywhere so ethanol demand is non-existent. There are staffing issues at chook houses and feed lots, in some...