The Russian wheat export tax is set to rise to US$61.30 (US$58.70) next week. Russia continue to use export taxes to help cap domestic values and build stocks in the mid-term. Barley and corn also have export tax applied to them, corn this week is at US$47.20 per tonne...

The USDA World Ag Supply and Demand report hit the market last night. Basically the report was more bullish than bearish for world wheat values but was considered bearish for both corn and soybeans. Futures responded as expected with US futures for all three wheat grades closing in the...

North American markets may be a little light on for data today with a holiday in Canada and some parts of the USA. We also have a WASDE report out overnight. The punters were mainly in squaring up mode at the futures markets. We also have some bearish pressure...

Last night’s US session was all about squaring up, wheat, corn and soybeans were all under pressure at Chicago as the punters prepare for next Tuesday’s USDA WASDE report. Spring wheat futures at Minneapolis bucked the trend but spring wheat cash bids across SE Saskatchewan fell in line with...

A quick look at the world weather maps this morning shows that parts of the North American durum belt have seen just 30% of their average 90 days rainfall. There are large swaths of Montana, Alberta and Saskatchewan still very dry with 30 and 14 days rainfall figures showing...

Egypt picked up 240kt of wheat from Black Sea suppliers overnight. Russian and Romanian wheat are expected to fill the slot for the last two weeks of November. Initial price estimates are coming in around US$320 FOB Romania and a little higher for the Russian wheat. This indicates about...

Oilseeds were the big winner in last night’s sessions. In the futures markets Chicago soybeans moved 14.75c/bu (AUD$7.43) higher to close the January slot at 1260c/bu (AUD$635).  Soybeans were helped higher by outside markets, mainly in the energy sector. Local US basis was also firmer. The Biden administration stated...

The lowest US wheat stocks in more than 13 years continues to be the major supporting factor to US futures at present. Wheat at Chicago and Minneapolis managed healthy gains overnight which should materialise as better new crop bids here on Monday / Tuesday. We need to keep one...

The USDA released their quarterly grain stocks report overnight which had an impact on US futures. Chicago corn and soybean futures were generally lower, soybeans much so. The weaker close in Chicago beans rolled through the entire oilseeds complex resulting in losses in both Paris rapeseed and Winnipeg canola...

Canadian cash durum values surprised a few punters overnight with a sharp C$46.49 increase in the December slot to an avg C$697.16/t ex farm SE Saskatchewan. This number remains relatively high when compared to a French number FOB Mediterranean port. In saying this I need to mention that durum...