The US dollar was weaker, crude oil was stronger, Chinese new year starts Friday and a long weekend ahead in the US. Reasons enough for wheat to have double digit gains in US futures, well the punters think it is and who are we to argue. A simplistic conversion...

As far as USDA reports go there are those that change the market, rattle it and make things happen and then there are those like last night that make bugger all difference to anything and are forgotten in a week. At a glance, interesting to see that the US...

US SRW and HRW wheat futures saw double digit gains last night. The punters are there with the thought of reduced yields in the hard red wheat belt in the US. The 30day rainfall anomaly shows southern Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas wheat counties have only seen around 20% of...

Turnaround Tuesday lived up to its name overnight with healthy increases in US wheat, corn and soybean futures. The double digit gains in soybeans helped ICE canola futures along and we also saw some good gains in Paris rapeseed. Corn was mixed as the trade generally expect to see...

US wheat futures stumbled a little as managed money pulled the pin on ags. It looks like the short covering that supported this market has evaporated and now it’s just the odd punter setting up prior to the USDA report due out on the 8th. Soft red winter wheat...

The AUD has slipped again in overnight trade. Starting the session at 80.40 it trended lower to close at 79.32, not the 72c close we are all hoping for but a move in the right direction. ANZ analyst Daniel Been has been quoted as saying that once rate differentials...

We have a few reports out next week that may breathe some life into US futures markets. On the 8th we have the USDA  supply and demand report and on the 5th we see the StatsCan stocks report for the end of December. Neither are expected to hold any...

It appears that the trade shorts that needed to be reeled in have been bought back over the first half of the week. Last night US futures were generally lower, market wires are saying the 10day+ outlook for Argentina is for cooler wetter weather, so good for soybeans. I...

Chickpea values in India continue to be volatile but to date have not rallied significantly as the Indian government may have hoped after implementing their import duty. A simple back of the envelope conversion of May NCDEX chickpea futures to a cash at Narrabri equivalent price gives you about...