AgResource Midday Commentary; Funds Add to Bearish Soybean Bet Ahead of USDA Report; Corn Firmer on Soybean/Corn Ratio Spread Unwind; South American Weather To Gain into Late October

CBOT futures are mixed at midday with corn higher while the soybean market sags to test $12.50 while wheat prices drop along with Paris futures. Fund managers are adding to their net short soybean position via the charts while cash rumors abound that China is back asking for US SRW Gulf wheat offers. China appears…

ARC Midday Commentary; CBOT Mixed at Midday as Egypt Secures Russian Wheat in Private Deal; CONAB estimates Brazilian Soybeans at 162 MMTs, Corn at 119.4 MMTs; GFS Foreast at Midday Consistent

CBOT futures are mixed at midday with soybeans/soymeal higher while corn/wheat and soyoil trade in the red. Soyoil futures have been pushed to sharp losses on the ongoing oil share unwind. December soyoil is back to testing $50-52 cent chart support, a level where the rally started back in June. Corn, wheat, and soybean futures…

AgResource Midday Commentary; CBOT Shrugs off Energy Price Rise – Bio Crop Values Decline; Key Argentine Election on October 22nd with Blue Peso Rate Rising

The overnight CBOT grain rally did not carry through to the upside and follow the sharp rise in world energy prices. The bio crops of corn/soyoil have come under the most selling pressure at midday. Soyoil futures have fallen to fresh lows for this decline as corn has retreated 3-4 cents from like gains overnight.…

AgResource Midday Commentary; US Employment Robust In September; Harvest Hedge Pressure Emerges at CBOT; 12Z GFS Forecast Calls for Rain Across the E Midwest; US Soybean Harvest to Surpass 50% this Weekend

A far larger than expected September US non-farm payroll gain of 336,000 has helped to pressure CBOT grain futures. The heady September payroll gain and upward revision of more than 100,000 jobs in August showed that the US economy is hanging tough, despite rising interest rates. The October unemployment rate of 3.8%, was up .1%…

AgResource Midday Commentary; CBOT Corn Above its 50 Day Moving Average for the 1st Time Since July; Rumors that a Ukraine Cargo Ship Struck a Sea Mine in the New Corridor; GFS Drier Across Northern Brazil

CBOT grain markets are higher at midday with corn reaching above its 50-day moving average for the 1st time since July 28th. Wheat futures have pushed to new weekly highs on the news that the Russian Gov’t pegged their 2023 wheat crop at 90 MMTs following a Rosstat stocks report that showed less than expected…