International wheat markets were generally lower overnight, both cash and futures. There was a 0.51% slip in the AUD against the USD which has helped turn a lot of the weaker closes into flat or even slightly firmer comparisons to yesterdays numbers. Hard red winter wheat out of the...

The USDA World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was out overnight. Corn appears to be the biggest loser this morning. Both US yields and area were increased. The punters have forgotten about the rapid pace of US exports and jumped onto the “sell” wagon at Chicago, smashing...

Chicago futures saw minimal movement in wheat, corn or soybean futures. Positioning ahead of the WASDE report due out on Monday was probably the dominant factor in overnight trade. Fundamental influence is minimal in the northern hemisphere. It’s the middle of winter, most locations have good snow cover. Central...

Indian weather is favorable for the sown chickpea crop. NDVI maps of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh all show acceptable growth for this time of year. Leaving much of the trade predicting good yields come March / April. According to official reports India has sown roughly 8.59 million ha, a...

The EU have implemented their carbon tax on imports as of January 1st. I’m not sure if this will in time replace the ISCC scheme we are currently participating in with canola or if it is an additional EU tax, my guess is the later. The MACF tax, or...

News that China was to purchase a further 336kt of US soybeans, some reports say 600kt, had little impact on a market set on profit taking. Early session gains in the bean pit gave away to selling late in the day, seeing Chicago soybeans close 5.25c/bu lower nearby. The...

Canola and rapeseed appear to be the standout winners overnight. Both Winnipeg and Paris futures have posted gains in the conversions to AUD/t from Fridays sessions. Paris, the big winner, gaining roughly AUD$15.47/t on Fridays conversion. All while the AUD pushed over 67c. The rally in rapeseed and canola...

No data on the Algerian durum tender this morning. Possibly this afternoon. Algeria issued a 50kt tender for durum on Monday. Typically Algeria buy in 50kt increments and the total purchase volume is well above 50kt, often in the hundreds of thousands of tonnes. Back in October they picked...

US wheat, corn and soybean futures found some upside over night. Can’t say it wasn’t needed. The sentiment rolled across to EU grain futures, Paris milling wheat, London feed wheat, Paris corn and rapeseed futures all closed in the green. I haven’t seen this much green on the board...

Canola doesn’t appear to be able to take a trick lately. Both Winnipeg canola futures and Paris rapeseed futures saw sharply lower markets again last night. For Paris rapeseed this takes the decline in the February 2026 contract to -€21.50/t since this time last week. At today’s exchange rate...