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Short Covering Helps Grains Rebound

Feb 05, 2009

SETTLEMENTS

Mar 09 Corn	371 ¼	+13
May 09 Corn	381 ½	+12 ¾
Mar 09 Beans	980	+30 ½
May 09 Beans	983 ¼	+29 ½
Mar 09 Wheat	561 ¾	+19 ½
May 09 Wheat	574 ¾	+19 ½
Mar KC Wheat	590	+20
Mar Min Wheat	654 ½	+17 ½
Mar 09 Meal	308.0	+7.5
Mar 09 Bean Oil	33.05	+0.70

The Bottom Line:

1) This morning’s export sales were above expectations for corn, within the estimates for wheat, and a bit disappointing for beans.

2) Commodities in general found support during the session.

3) Argentina received some additional rains overnight.

Corn, wheat, and beans all saw strong buying during the session. Overall, there was no major news to spark today’s rally. The strong corn sales may have added to the buying interest. However, beans and wheat lead the way and there was nothing impressive about their sales. Overall, it looked like people continue to want to buy the market and they are looking for any reason to do so. There were even stories out there that you need to buy corn because temps are going to get above 40 and the corn on the ground may rot (obviously not a legitimate reason to buy corn). Sure you can get your rallies, especially after big breaks like we just had. However, at this point there just does not appear to be a fundamental reason to start an up-trend from these levels. In addition, yes the producer does still have significant downside risk even after the recent break. The market is going to give rallies like we saw today and producers should make sure to use these rallies to catch up on their sales.

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Heavy Rains in Argentina Drive Grains Lower Once Again

Feb 03, 2009

SETTLEMENTS

Mar 09 Corn	361 ¾	-8 ¾
May 09 Corn	372 ¾	-9
Mar 09 Beans	946	-13 ½
May 09 Beans	950 ¼	-15 ½
Mar 09 Wheat	552 ½	-11 ¼
May 09 Wheat	565 ½	-11 ¼
Mar KC Wheat	581	-12
Mar Min Wheat	643	-3 ½
Mar 09 Meal	301.8	-4.4
Mar 09 Bean Oil	31.53	-0.23

The Bottom Line;

1) Recent rains have helped Argentine crop, more rains expected this week and next

2) Conditions in Brazil continue to improve

3) China ends holiday season; the question is whether they continue to buy U.S. soybeans or if they switch to South America.

All three grains closed lower once again. Heavy 1-3” rains in Argentina came as a surprise overnight and this drove prices lower after the open. There are another 3 rain events forecast by next Wednesday, with at least one calling for 1”+ widespread rains starting Thursday. If Argentina receives these rains, we should be done worrying about a drought. The market should continue to shift focus to demand and U.S. acres. New crop corn and soybeans were the weakest contract today and that may be evidence that the market is starting to focus on U.S. acres. We have had a large break, and we could be due for a short-covering rally. However, with the potential for 6 million+ more acres of corn and soybeans combined and a large amount of unsold grain, the market should continue to struggle on large rallies. It is easy to feel like you have “missed the boat”. Many producers never pull the trigger on sales because they feel like they are worried that prices will turn around and rally. There are plenty of strategies out there to at least protect you if prices do continue to fall…(and unfortunately I think they will).

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Grains Start The Month Lower

Feb 02, 2009

SETTLEMENTS

Mar 09 Corn	370 ½	-8 ½
May 09 Corn	381 ¾	-8 ½
Mar 09 Beans	959 ½	-20 ½
May 09 Beans	965 ¾	-21
Mar 09 Wheat	563 ¾	-4 ¼
May 09 Wheat	576 ¾	-4
Mar KC Wheat	593	-8
Mar Min Wheat	646 ½	-5 ½
Mar 09 Meal	306.2	-4.8
Mar 09 Bean Oil	31.76	-0.97

The Bottom Line;

1) Recent rains have helped Argentine crop, more rains expected this week and next

2) Conditions in Brazil continue to improve

3) China ends holiday season; the question is whether they continue to buy U.S. soybeans or if they switch to South America.

All three grains closed lower today. Corn and soybeans were sharply lower for the majority of the day. After a lower weekly and monthly close on Friday, the market saw some follow-through selling today. The forecast still calls for rains in Argentina every couple of days from now until next week. This is relieving some of the concerns on continued crop deterioration. Now that the soybean crop is entering the filling stage, these rains have definitely come at the right time. With the South American growing season starting to finish up over the next 30 days, the market should continue to shift focus from South America back to demand and U.S. acres. Many people have been forecasting a large rally in prices in an effort to “buy” acres. Unfortunately, this has caused the farmer to hold an unusual amount of un-priced grain. I think this is a huge mistake. In my opinion, corn and soybeans will have more acres this year than last. With normal growing conditions, we could see ending stocks grow considerably in 2009. With acres increasing and demand still weak, prices should continue to break as we head into planting. The large amount of un-priced grain should keep a lid on large rallies for now.

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February 2009 Archive for EHedger Report

Short Covering Helps Grains Rebound

Heavy Rains in Argentina Drive Grains Lower Once Again

Grains Start The Month Lower

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