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U.S. and U.K. Accuse China of Cyberespionage | March 26, 2024
U.S. and U.K. Accuse China of Cyberespionage | March 26, 2024

HRW crop improves, Baltimore Bridge struck by cargo ship and U.S. frozen meat inventories decline...

Gold Prices Spike Highs | March 21, 2024
Gold Prices Spike Highs | March 21, 2024

Lower global prices to spur Chinese demand, Congress releases minibus bill and EU PMI rises...

U.S. Dollar on the Rise | March 20, 2024
U.S. Dollar on the Rise | March 20, 2024

Congressional leaders announce funding deal, the People’s Bank of China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged and economists scramble to decipher dot plot from Fed...

El Nino to Decay by May | March 19, 2024
El Nino to Decay by May | March 19, 2024

China approves GM corn and soybean seed, Bank of Japan raises rates and the EU to levy tariffs on Russia and Belarus...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | March 18, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | March 18, 2024

Corn and wheat futures are higher this morning with soybeans working to the upside. Livestock futures are higher to start the week...

Pork Cutout Retreats | March 13, 2024
Pork Cutout Retreats | March 13, 2024

Australia eyes bumper cotton crop, Eurozone industrial production falls and Britain's economy returns to growth...

USDA Finalizes Origin Rules | March 12, 2024
USDA Finalizes Origin Rules | March 12, 2024

Cordonnier stands pat on SA crop estimates, ADA reports delayed financial results and the CME Lean Hog Index falters...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | March 11, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | March 11, 2024

Corn soybeans and wheat futures are under pressure to open the week. Cattle and hog futures are mildly lower as well...

U.N. Food Price Drops | March 8, 2024
U.N. Food Price Drops | March 8, 2024

USDA to update balance sheets, House passes spending bill and the U.S. ag trade deficit widens...

China to Build Stockpiles | March 5, 2024
China to Build Stockpiles | March 5, 2024

Comex gold futures rise to record level, Biden to meet with Competition Council and today marks a crucial step on the way to the Presidency...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | March 4, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | March 4, 2024

Corn, soybeans and wheat are off to a strong start. Livestock futures open the week under light selling pressure...

Japan Slips into Recession | March 1, 2024
Japan Slips into Recession | March 1, 2024

Biden Admin misses own greenhouse gas deadline, Senate kicks funding can and spring crop insurance prices are set...

Winter Wheat Resilient Amid Arctic Blast | February 29, 2024
Winter Wheat Resilient Amid Arctic Blast | February 29, 2024

French shippers avoid Red Sea, Russia not interested in renewing Black Sea grain deal and today marks First Notice day for March contracts...

Yellen to Highlight Robust U.S. Economy | February 27, 2024
Yellen to Highlight Robust U.S. Economy | February 27, 2024

Cordonnier holds steady on Brazil and Argy crops, U.S. HRW crop improves and Indonesia to encourage palm oil production...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | February 26, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | February 26, 2024

Soybeans are firmer with corn and wheat under pressure to start the week. Cattle futures open the week under pressure with lean hogs also lower...

Economists Adjust Rate Hike Timeline | February 23, 2024
Economists Adjust Rate Hike Timeline | February 23, 2024

Houthis harangue shippers, Congressional squabbling delays funding bill and China's new home prices decline...

Lawmakers to Visit Taiwan | February 22, 2024
Lawmakers to Visit Taiwan | February 22, 2024

Poland will not meet with Zelensky, Soybean producers give EPA regs the side-eye and China's property woes persist...

Polish Farmers Spill Ukraine Grain | February 21, 2024
Polish Farmers Spill Ukraine Grain | February 21, 2024

U.S. to replace Chinese-made port cranes, RFA appeals to Biden Administration and the CME Lean Hog Index springs higher...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | February 20, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | February 20, 2024

Corn, soybeans and wheat are favoring the upside to start the week. Cattle futures are choppy with lean hogs pointed higher...

EPA to Allow Limited Dicamba Use | February 15, 2024
EPA to Allow Limited Dicamba Use | February 15, 2024

USDA releases crop forecasts, Japan slips into recession and global crude stocks projected to reach record high...

Global Production Forecasts Trimmed | February 13, 2024
Global Production Forecasts Trimmed | February 13, 2024

Farmers block Port of Antwerp, Houthi rebels strike ship bound for Iran and the CME Lean Hog Index firms...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | February 12, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | February 12, 2024

Corn and soybean futures are higher with wheat futures under pressure. Cattle and hog futures start the week working higher...

Houthi Attacks on Shipping Continue | February 9, 2024
Houthi Attacks on Shipping Continue | February 9, 2024

Ukraine expects seeding area to match last year, India's rice prices continue to rise and beef packers remain at a standoff with feedlots...

Dismal Farm Income Forecast | February 8, 2024
Dismal Farm Income Forecast | February 8, 2024

Traders await USDA reports, Conab slashes forecasts and ocean imports into the United States are increasing...

Corn Declines to Contract Lows | February 7, 2024
Corn Declines to Contract Lows | February 7, 2024

Yellen to visit China, House Democrats keep Farm Bill hopes alive and Aussie meat exports surge...

U.S. Treasury Officials to Visit Beijing | February 6, 2024
U.S. Treasury Officials to Visit Beijing | February 6, 2024

Cordonnier leaves South American crop estimates unchanged, China's stock market responds to economic news and E.U. inflation expectations decline...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | February 5, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | February 5, 2024

Corn, soybeans and wheat open the week under pressure. Cattle futures are choppy with lean hogs lower this morning...

IMF Uncertian on Chinese Economy | February 2, 2024
IMF Uncertian on Chinese Economy | February 2, 2024

Global food prices soften, economists expect a rise in non-farm payrolls and Argy corn crop outstrips USDA estimate...

House Passes Tax Bill | February 1, 2024
House Passes Tax Bill | February 1, 2024

U.S. soybean oil used in bio-fuel production breeches 1 billion pounds, India's rice rally continues and BOE leaves rates unchanged...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 29, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 29, 2024

Corn, soybeans and wheat futures open the week under pressure. Cattle future are choppy with lean hogs mildly higher this morning...

Houthis Harangue Suez Haulers | January 26, 2024
Houthis Harangue Suez Haulers | January 26, 2024

Beijing asks Tehran to rein-in Houthis, Ukraine food prices rise and Yellen says Biden isn't finished...

Militants Increase Attacks on Commercial Shipping | January 25, 2024
Militants Increase Attacks on Commercial Shipping | January 25, 2024

Shippers seek alternative routes around Red Sea, rice prices mark record high and the Fed works against the Economist's 'free money machine'...

Weather to Sour Before Improving
Weather to Sour Before Improving

Bret Waltz from BAM WX advises caution until the weather turns and offers hope for rivers in need of re-charge...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 22, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 22, 2024

Corn and soybeans are mildly higher with wheat futures mixed to start the week. Livestock futures are under pressure...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 16, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 16, 2024

Corn and soybeans are mildly higher with wheat futures mixed. Cattle futures are higher with hog futures under pressure to start the week...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 8, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 8, 2024

Grain and soy futures favored the downside overnight - pressure continues this morning. Cattle futures are choppy with lean hogs mostly lower to start the week...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 2, 2024
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 2, 2024

Corn, soybeans and wheat open the week under pressure. Cattle futures are sharply higher with hogs mildly higher...

Cash Cattle Gains Fail to Woo Sellers | December 22, 2023
Cash Cattle Gains Fail to Woo Sellers | December 22, 2023

Markets and government offices will be closed on Monday, Washington mulls Houthi strike and German wheat production to fall...

China Holds Rare Earth Upper-hand | December 21, 2023
China Holds Rare Earth Upper-hand | December 21, 2023

Greece to send frigate to Red Sea, Foreign investment in China declines and feedyards pass on steady cash cattle bids...

Brazil Surpasses U.S. Corn to China | December 20, 2023
Brazil Surpasses U.S. Corn to China | December 20, 2023

Greece warns shippers to avoid Yemeni waters, Xi still focused on Taiwan and Brazil to halt biodiesel imports...

U.S. Battens Red Sea Hatches | December 19, 2023
U.S. Battens Red Sea Hatches | December 19, 2023

U.S. embarks on Operation Prosperity Guardian, Moscow is un-interested in restarting Black Sea Grain Deal and FSA opens enrollment in ARC and PLC…

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 18, 2023
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 18, 2023

Wheat futures are under pressure with corn and soybeans choppy. Cattle futures are extending last week’s gains with lean hogs choppy to start the week…

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 11, 2023
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 11, 2023

Soybean futures are sharply higher with wheat lower and corn caught in the middle. Livestock futures are mostly higher...

Beef Movement Intensifies | December 8, 2023
Beef Movement Intensifies | December 8, 2023

UN Global Food Price Index skids lower, CCP commits to providing support to Chinese economy and Speaker Johnson suggests CR...

China Sells More Dollars | December 6, 2023
China Sells More Dollars | December 6, 2023

Moscow's oil revenues have increased since the start of the war, Smithfield slashes Utah hog production and cash hogs are still searching for a floor...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 4, 2023
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 4, 2023

Corn and soybean futures are mildly weaker to start the week with wheat mixed. Cattle futures are sharply lower with lean hogs mixed…

EPA Offers New E-15 Deadline | November 30, 2023
EPA Offers New E-15 Deadline | November 30, 2023

Vilsack expects Chinese corn demand to return to U.S., Eurozone inflation continues lower and feedlots hold out for higher cash cattle bids...

Eurozone Sentiments Improve | November 29, 2023
Eurozone Sentiments Improve | November 29, 2023

OECD predicts slowing economic growth, bellies lead cutout decline and USDA suspends ERP...

OPEC+ Eyes Supply Side Control | November 28, 2023
OPEC+ Eyes Supply Side Control | November 28, 2023

Cordonnier leaves Brazilian crop estimates unchanged, Russia mulls export ban and the WTO will review duties on biodiesel imports...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | November 27, 2023
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | November 27, 2023

Corn, soybeans and wheat open the week under light selling pressure. Fat cattle are firmer with lean hogs mixed this morning...