June 19, 2020

Good Morning, High-level meetings between Secretary of State Pompeo and a Chinese Communist Party Politburo Yang in Hawaii yesterday were productive. Pompeo was able to secure new assurances that China would still comply with the Phase 1 trade deal and its associated...

June 15, 2020

Good Morning, Markets are trading lower as spillover selling from the outside markets casts a shadow over the CBOT Ag complex. Corn is down 4, beans down 5 and wheat down 6 cents. Trader are paying close attention to the price of gasoline as the US economy tries to...

June 12, 2020

Good Morning, Yesterday’s crop report showed very limited changes on the balance sheet. The USDA lowered 2019 production by 46 million bushels, and took out 50 million bushels of ethanol demand, making for a net change into new crop of 5 million bushels higher....

June 11, 2020

June 11, 2020 Good Morning, Corn is up 2 while soybeans and wheat are down 2 to ahead of today’s WASDE report that will be released at 11am central time. Estimates are listed below. 2019/20 US Carryout (billion bu.) USDA June Ave. Est. USDA May Corn 2.103 2.150 2.098...

June 10, 2020

Good Morning, Markets are mixed this morning with corn down 3 while soybeans and wheat are up 2. Yesterday’s selloff in corn and soybeans was a result of Mondays planting progress and crop conditions report that has traders preparing for large carryouts this year....

June 9, 2020

Good Morning, Markets are lower this morning with corn and soybeans down 3 and wheat down 5. Last night’s planting and crop progress report showed the US corn crop 97% planted and 75% in good to excellent condition. Soybean planting progress came in at 86% planted...