Corn Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says in the report USDA finally rectified the old crop corn carryover figure trimming it by 100 million bushels with an increase in demand.
As corn and soy prices hit a three-year low, farmers are less inclined to invest in new machinery, leading to an inventory surplus and reduced sales for equipment dealers. Notably...
USDA’s May WASDE report sent corn and soybean prices higher, it also caused wheat to soar. However, one analyst questions why the trade viewed the latest report as so bullish.
Grains higher post-WASDE. U.S. numbers came in friendly for corn, neutral for wheat but bearish for soybeans. So, is the market trading the report or is it fund short covering? Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, has more.
Cattle and hogs both try to bounce but the cattle market lacks confidence due to bird flu says Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek. Grains higher but can those gains hold in the face of a potentially bearish WASDE?
Tommy Grisafi, Advance Trading, says grain prices are well off their lows on crop concerns but he cautions farmers weather markets can be volatile and fleeting.
Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage, says the early new crop estimates for the May WASDE are larger than last year which is potentially bearish, but still in line with the USDA Ag Outlook Forum.
Looking ahead, three special elections are scheduled in districts that traditionally lean Republican, potentially expanding the GOP’s majority.
The company is artificially inoculating tar spot in select field test plots this season to study how corn responds. Researchers say the work will help them advance tar spot tolerance for DEKALB and Channel products.
The fate of the tax incentives beyond 2027 is another major uncertainty.