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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
The macro elements affecting ag prices are as dynamic as I have ever seen them.
The European Commission increased its forecast for soft wheat, corn and . . .
Corn futures fell under corrective selling following yesterday’s close near a nine-month high, along with pressure from the U.S. dollar’s rally to 19-month highs, which also helped send wheat futures down sharply.
Russia/Ukraine diplomatic talks to continue
USDA will hold a general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Jan. 31-March 31 and a Grassland CRP signup April 4-May 13.
The U.S. registered a record trade deficit in goods of $101.0 billion in December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Based on a Reuters story, IHS Markit expects U.S. farmers to plant less corn, soybean, spring wheat and cotton acres compared to its December forecasts.
Price action: Soybean futures led the soy complex higher, with nearby March bean futures surging 32 3/4 cents to $14.40, the highest in the contract’s lifetime.
The “free” storage being advertised by grain buyers can also be called price later opportunities, delayed pricing or DP.
Fed signals interest rate hikes starting ‘soon’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reduced Latin America and the Caribbean’s economic growth by 0.6 percentage points to 2.4%.
California Judge James P. Arguelles ruled Tuesday that enforcement of California’s proposition 12 will be delayed until 180 days after the final rules go into effect.
SRW wheat futures closed near a two-month high and HRW futures settled at the highest price in a month. . .
California judge delays prop 12 enforcement
Rising prices are hitting food supply chains and high fertilizer costs are weighing on farmers across the developing world, the Wall Street Journal reports.
It all comes down to what fundamental changes mean to the stocks-to-use ratios.
The Supreme Court could issue a new decision outlining the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction by this summer.
Payouts initially are coming in April or May via the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program-Plus (WHIP+) program.
March cotton futures fell 37 points to 120.38 cents per pound, the contract’s lowest closing price since Jan. 14
Canadian pigs headed to the U.S. to be fed and slaughtered are getting stuck in Canada, while feed is stranded in the U.S. as new vaccine rules exacerbate a labor shortage for truckers and railroad employees.
While some areas of South America received some recent rains, any crop improvement was likely limited as moisture will be lost to evaporation. . .
For the third week of January, the grain markets featured some explosive prices.
It might be prudent to understand various call option strategies that provide upside gain potential should the U.S. drought continue, soaring prices do indeed cause farmers to use less fertilizer or yields are low.
USDA’s attaché in Brazil lowered its estimate for the country’s soybean exports & production compared to the Jan. World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) . . .
March soybeans soared 34 1/2 cents to $14.25 3/4, the contract’s highest closing price since $14.33 on June 10. . .
U.S. ethanol stocks increased 681,000 barrels to 23.59 million barrels for the week ended Jan. 14. . .
Rains boost Argentine soil moisture but not crop conditions
The price outlooks for corn and soybeans are initially about as different as a drought and a flood.
Scoular shipped its first container of soybeans out of its new export facility at the Port of Wilmington in North Carolina, according to company officials.
To phase out the use of glyphosate by 2024, Mexico’s top scientific council recommended a 50% reduction in imports of the herbicide this year.