Wheat Falls As Russia Won’t Install a Wheat Export Quota – Just 50 Euro Tax; Soybean Spreads Tighten on Demand

 News that the Russians were not going to more restrictive on 2020/21 export volumes pulled CBOT futures lower from a sharply higher CBOT opening. Wheat paced the AM decline as Russia will keep exporting wheat at elevated prices. The €50/MT ($1.65/Bu) Russian wheat export duty will be signed and applied on March 1st, but this…

China’s Soybean Crushing Margins Down But Remain Very Profitable. Vegoil Import Margins Recover A Bit After Plunge.

Summary:  As of Jan 21, China’s “spot” soybean crushing margin was 368 Yuan/MT, down 24 Yuan from a week ago.  The “forward” margin was 369 yuan/MT, down 23 Yuan. However, the forward margin is 272 Yuan above what it was a year ago.  Domestic soyoil’s price slipped 0.9% in the past week.  Two weeks ago soyoil…

U.S. Medium-range Forecast: Western chill while East trend is warmer.

Highlight: Western chill while East trend is warmer. Charts of the day: The right idea… Discussion: Yesterday Climate Impact Company issued the latest MJO outlook indicating potential emergence of phase_6 (West Pacific) for late JAN/early FEB. The overnight forecast strengthens the MJO phase_6 outlook. The medium-range forecast should trend warmer in the East due to…

Argentina Rainfall Pattern Certain Through 10 Days, Not Confident Days 11-15

Highlight: An interesting Argentina rainfall outlook. Discussion: The mega-cluster ensembles indicate an interesting, potentially highly variable forecast across Argentina into early February. The mega-cluster is selected due to the increased reliability of this model over single operational models due to their inconsistencies in the current climate pattern and the extreme importance of the mid-to-late summer…