Soybean futures at Chicago ceased the night closing 28.3/4 c/bu (AUD$14.20) higher on the nearby contract. A number of things influenced the jump in soybeans, slow US farmer selling, some talk of lower than expected yields in the US and even talk that China may be getting ready for...

Funds continued to buy up wheat futures in overnight trade. Chicago SRW futures for December were firmer by roughly AUD$8.00 per tonne. Hard red wheat futures were not far behind while spring wheat futures were firmer but not as firm as the soft and hard wheat contracts. Looking at...

Market still very, very thin as grain stocks are either depleted or being held for the long term now. Bids on a delivered basis were basically unchanged from Friday. Some talk of wheat / barley be railed in from WA to Parkes. The price is pretty big on the...

The US soybean market rallied half a cent per bushel last night. Not exactly a $12Bn shot in the arm. Even the announcement the EU made suggesting they will import much more US soybeans wasn’t enough to push a trader into the buying side. Wheat futures at Chicago and...

US SRW and HR wheat futures touched limit up in overnight trade. The driver was a combination of a poorer outlook in Europe but primarily some less than expected yield estimates from the current US spring wheat crop tour. If you believe the US wires. Last year the producer...

The whole US / China trade dispute is getting messy, there is no denying that. The majority US farmers appear to hate what has happened but the latest stunt might just turn a few around. It’s a little reminiscent of the energy subsidy put out here a few years...

Chicago corn futures saw a little upside in overnight trade. Last week’s heat in the corn belt seems to have taken a little of the upside yield potential out of the crop but generally the crop remains in pretty good shape. Demand for US corn is expected to pick...

The weaker US dollar has probably got more to do with the higher close at Chicago than anything else this morning. Trump continues to push the thought that a global trade war is a good thing. Nervousness about tariffs on China, the EU and others have the punters wondering...

In the US wheat, corn and soybean futures were higher by the close. Better weekly export sales volume from the US was probably the key to the rally but poorer crops across a few of the major world wheat exporters continue to underline prices at present. With soybeans, as...

The stronger US dollar put pressure on Chicago grain futures overnight resulting in slight losses with markets closing either side of unchanged in a flat directionless session. Corn futures found support as some producers reveal proof that the hot, dry weather in some locations across the US corn belt...