AgResource Mid-Day Commentary; CBOT Corn Scores Fresh Contract High on Wet Weather Forecast/ China Demand Confirmation; Soybeans Leak on May Liquidation

CBOT futures are mixed at midday. The lack of fresh buying from China has allowed soybean futures to sag, while corn/wheat hold in the green on concerning US and Canadian weather. The volume of trade is well down on prior days, but limited sell orders rest above the marketplace. Brazilian soybean basis bids have declined…

ARC Mid-Day Commentary; Corn Futures Push to New Highs on China Demand; Central US Weather Forecast Too Wet/Too Cold for Active Planting; Prevent Plant for ND?

CBOT futures are mixed at midday with corn/soybeans firmer, while wheat sags on the prospect for rain across the drought-stricken areas of the Plains after May 3rd. Corn/soyoil futures have scored new contract highs amid cash rumors of China securing US July/August corn. May corn futures reached $8.20/Bu, the highest price in nearly a decade,…

AgResource Mid-Day Commentary; Stats Canada Surprise on Canola Seedings; Northern Plains Weather Too Wet/Too Cold; CBOT Daily Limits Expand on May 1st

CBOT futures are mixed at midday with old/new crop spreads weakening ahead of May’s 1st notice day. There was selling noted right after the opening tied to the weakening of the US/world financial markets as the DOW fell 500 points. The weakness of the marco-markets caused the algo funds to be grain sellers, which was…

ARC Mid-Day Commentary; CBOT Corn Recovers on Cash Tightness/Planting Worry; Midday Central US Weather; More Rain; China Demand for US Soy

It is a macro-Monday with sharp losses in world equity prices and worry over China locking down Beijing (and other cities) would slow commodity demand thereby pressuring CBOT values. Although there is no statistical evidence that world grain demand is slowing, it’s the fear of a future recession along with 1st notice day against May…

AgResource Mid-Day Commentary; CBOT Falls on “Sell the Fact” Trading on US Corn Export Sales; Dry Season Starting Early For Brazilian Winter Corn; Dow Falls Sharply

CBOT futures are lower shrugging off bullish demand news (new US corn sales to Mexico/China) to trade lower into midday. Soyoil futures has been able to hold opening gains, but corn, wheat, soybeans, and soymeal are trading in the red with double digit losses occurring in corn. CBOT corn/soybeans had become overbought and subject to…