CBT Rallies on Strong Midwest Cash Basis; Fresh China Purchase of US New Crop Corn; Drier Central US Weather Forecast; Fall in Parana Corn Crop Ratings

CBT grain/soy futures are sharply higher with old crop corn/soybeans pacing the gain. Traders are certain that the old crop summer row crops have a bullish story on the tightness of nearby cash supply. WASDE is not expected to raise or lower their 2020/21 soybean stocks estimate of 120 Mil Bu – which is viewed…

CBT Endures a Correction Day; Bull Structure Unchanged with Midday Forecast Arid for Canadian Prairies, Northern Plains, N Midwest and Brazil.

CBT grain/soy futures are sharply lower at midday on fund liquidation ahead of the USDA May Report which will be out on Wednesday at 11 AM CT. Fund managers hold windfall profits on long CBT positions and banking some of that profit makes perfect sense ahead of the unpredictability of a USDA report. However, the…

Early CBOT Sell the Fact Break Uncovers New Fund Buying – Corn/Soybeans Rally to New Highs at Midday; Weather to Key Sunday Evening Trade

CBT grain/soy futures are higher at midday as “sell the fact” corn trading had only a momentarily bearish impact. FAS/USDA confirmed that 1.3 MMTs of US corn was sold to China. ARC understands that an additional 3-4 MMTs was also sold to China on Monday/Tuesday with the total purchase of around 5-6 MMTs (Gulf for…