CBOT Wheat Market Holds on EU Dryness/Black Sea Crop Decline; Soy Suffers on China Worry with Corn Following

CBOT values are mixed at midday with soybeans lower while the grains trade either side of unchanged. The selling in soybeans is based on China’s absence as a US buyer this week ahead of China’s biggest political gathering of the year in Beijing. The worry is that China hawks could prevail in political discussions (about…

Corn Bounces on Spread Covering; KC Wheat Tests Weekly Uptrend Line; Trump Releases $16 Bil in Covid Farm Aid

Midday CBOT values are mixed at midday with spread unwinding/covering dominating the morning. Corn has been the short leg of most spring spreads with covering noted of long soybean/short corn and long wheat/short corn positions. The covering has pressured soybeans and KC wheat, while corn futures have been able to bounce – even in the…

Wheat Sags to a Fresh 2 Month Low; EU Weather too Dry as Wheat Crop Heads; CBOT Soybean Market Awaiting China

Midday values are mixed with soybeans firmer, wheat lower and corn caught in between. The CBOT appears to be trading technicals (charts) with fresh fundamental news lacking ahead of a pending long US 3-day weekend. Funds have been sellers of wheat/corn while securing modest amounts of soybeans/soyoil. The volume of trade is diminishing at midday.…

Lacking Inspiration – CBOT Mixed to End the Week; EU Weather Forecasts Need to be Watched; Phase 1 Not Falling Apart

CBOT values are mixed at midday in thinning volume. Oats have rallied to near parity with corn (last time this happened was in 2014) while soybean and wheat futures chop either side of unchanged. A large order selling 3,300 contracts of Chicago wheat dropped futures 5 cents at 9:50 CT. But, otherwise it’s difficult to…