Trump has announced US$12 – US13 billion in aid to US farmers hurt by the trade war with China. When asked about distribution no details were given. The current US government shut down may delay the distribution of funds. To put this into perspective, the Australian wheat crop, if...

The punters are in control. If the USDA remains in shut down mode we will not get this weeks monthly USDA WASDE report to ignore. As much as the WASDE can be a love / hate report, one everyone loves to pick apart and criticize. It plays an important...

The US government shut down is / will eventually spill over into crucial market data services. Obviously these data services, or lack of, will have a much larger impact on Americans that the rest of the world but failure to release data that is often seen as crucial. Weekly...

Turkey picked up 255kt of feed barley on Tuesday at roughly US$250 CFR, the price varied depending on discharge port. On the back of an envelope this number equates to a local bid of something close to AUD$230 – AUD$240 XF LPP. Turkey has a bunch of barley sitting...

International cash wheat conversions are generally lower compared to yesterdays conversion. The exceptions appear to be some Black Sea ports, mainly Ukraine. US and Canadian values out of the Pacific Northwest were back AUD$5.00 to AUD$8.00 per tonne when compared to yesterdays conversions. Even white wheat out of the...

US wheat futures gave back the previous sessions gain, as did corn. The old saying “the bulls need feeding everyday” rang true. The market continues to struggle to sustain a recovery, instead slipping backing to support levels and sustaining a flat, range bound market, very boring indeed. Do we...

Chicago wheat futures pushed higher as good US export demand triggered some short covering. US sales and export pace for wheat and corn remains very strong. Weekly wheat exports sales ending the week Sept 18th were reported at 540kt. That wasn’t the highest trade estimate leading up to the...

The Argentine government removed export taxes on all grains 3 days ago. The ruling will stay in force until October 31st, or until sales reach a value of 7 billion. That sounds like a lot doesn’t it. Over the last 3 days sales have totaled 4.2 billion. The move...

Chicago wheat futures improved overnight, taking back much of the previous sessions decline. There’s not a lot of fundamental news that has changed to support the recovery. Technically wheat is cheap, not only from a futures punters perspective but from a physical buyers perspective. US weekly export inspection data,...

The USDA weekly crop progress report was out overnight. With the US wheat harvest all but complete this report should have a minimal impact on wheat values. There is still plenty of speculation on US corn yields though. Around 56% of the US corn crop is now mature, with...