Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Latest News from Markets
An oil price of $120 a ton could send the global economy into a major recession and fan inflation in the U.S., which Jim Wiesemeyer says is already in double digits for rural Americans.
Much of the U.S. will see above-normal temperatures next week, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at commodity prices. Fund liquidation seems to be a growing trend, with commodity markets under pressure in July.
Ethanol plants throughout the country are shutting its doors or limiting hours. It’s partly due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Yet, there are other factors at play which include less demand for ethanol and gasoline.
Fracking technology tips the favor back to domestic natural gas and fertilizer production
Despite a soybean carryover number lower than market expectations in today’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) from USDA, market reaction was muted with beans only up a quarter cent on the day.
As corn and soybean prices continue to trade in a narrow range, it’s easy to ignore the markets—don’t!
USDA’s end-of-March Prospective Plantings report always brings a few surprises. This year will likely be the same.
It’s been almost a week since the USDA released its January crop production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports, showing a big corn crop became bigger and record-setting at 176.6 bushels per acre.
With markets in a pivotal paradigm, farmers and traders alike are waiting in anticipation for USDA’s Quarterly Grain Stocks report to see if it can provide any bullish news.
In their Friday report, USDA noted that as of September 1 corn stocks were up 130 million bushels more than the average trade guess.