Chicago Wheat Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Soybeans are down with soybean oil which touched limit down overnight on unconfirmed rumors EPA would setting RVO levels for biomass based diesel below anticipated levels.
Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, says soybeans have been seeing continued strength off the bullish WASDE numbers allowing it to clear some technical objectives. But the market needs other fundamental factors to come together to clear $11.
Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, thinks more constructive developments on trade with China are part of the equation but so is the push from soybean oil.
John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing, says soybeans saw profit taking pressure early Tuesday but clawed back to close slightly higher with the help of the soybean oil market. However, corn continues to fail.
Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage, says soybeans are seeing some profit taking after the rally Monday and after running into chart resistance in the July contract around $10.75 Monday night.
At least on the surface, USDA’s estimates for both old and new crop corn and soybean ending stocks were below average trade guesses. However, Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, says there is some skepticism due to tariff considerations.
Chip Nellinger, co-owner of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, says soybeans soared on the combination of positive China trade news and the bullish May WASDE.
Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics, says the strength in soybeans was tied to optimism about tariffs on China being lowered by the U.S., while wheat saw some short covering.
Parts of the Central and Southern Plains are seeing some beneficial rains, but did they come in time to improve the winter wheat crop? Farmers will know soon, as harvest generally begins in early to mid-June.
Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle continue to hit all-time highs in cash and futures. While corn is seeing some short covering after new lows for the move on Thursday.