The US dollar continues to slide after hitting a 19 month peak at the end of last week. This has seen the value of the Aussie dollar increase again overnight, countering the potential move higher in US grain futures. The US Fed continue to talk of higher interest rates...

Chicago soybean futures bucked the trend lower in wheat and corn, putting on 20c/bu (AUD$10.39) in the March / May slots. Nearby Paris rapeseed was sharply high, up E36.50 per tonne but the big increase was not reflected in the new crop contracts which were a touch lower by...

With the AUD back under 70c this morning and some healthy gains in US soybean, Paris Rapeseed and Winnipeg canola futures one remains optimistic about the outlook for local values for both old and new crop canola here come Monday. The AUD came under pressure from an increasing US...

The Aussie dollar pushed below the 71c resistance level overnight triggering technical selling and a close of 70.29c. Some analyst do not expect to see sustained activity below the 70c mark but further strength in the USD may counter that sentiment. A drop below 70c is expected to produce...

Sell wheat, buy corn / soybeans seemed to be the cry at Chicago last night. The punters are quickly coming to the realisation that the Russian / Ukraine situation, although worthy of a mention in a news articles, is probably not the catalyst for WWIII as the US media...

Overnight Chicago wheat futures pushed higher taking both HRW and spring wheat at Minneapolis for the ride. The rally appeared in the Chicago overnight session with good gains prior to the day session opening. The fundamentals haven’t really changed much, which would indicate that the basis for this move...

S.America is suffering some big extremes in weather due to La Nina at present. Farming country in the far south of Argentina, south of the Pampas, the Stroeder area and further south, saw around 180mm of rain over a 48 hour period this week. Flat farmland becoming an inland...

It was all about US soybeans last night. Chicago bean futures rallied 34.5c/bu (AUD$17.50/t) on the nearby contract.  Spill over buying was evident in both Winnipeg canola and Paris rapeseed. The AUD was a little firmer, countering the move at Winnipeg by less than a dollar, so in theory...

Sharp gains in US wheat futures for the second night in a row. Soft red winter wheat futures are now up US$14.23 / tonne since this time last week, hard red wheat futures up US$8.08 / tonne and Minneapolis spring wheat futures are up US$7.07 per tonne. So at...

US wheat futures found support from surging US wheat exports, up 58% week on week, not hard considering the previous holiday efforts but still healthy at 369kt none the less. The USDA have US white wheat exports pencilled in at 4.08mt. Current year to date exports at 3.09mt. White...