Tag: grain markets
Grain Prices Falling Due to Mississippi River Shipping Issues Oct 12, 2022
Farmers faced with high fuel and fertilizer costs this growing season could at least look for consolation in relatively high commodity prices. However, even that right spot may be slipping […]
The Export Sales Data Snafu – How Did It Affect Markets? Sep 19, 2022
On August 25, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service released its weekly Export Sales Report using a new reporting system. Based on some implausible values in this report, regular users of […]
Global Markets: Grains – Corridor Agreement Offers Potential for More Ukraine Exports Aug 13, 2022
On July 22, 2022, delegations from Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, and the United Nations signed an agreement to provide safe passage for grains from select Ukrainian ports (Odesa, Chornomorsk, Pyvdenny), offering […]
Corn, Soybean Webinar: Monthly Market Outlook – July 13 Jul 3, 2022
Purdue ag economists Nathanael Thompson and James Mintert will release the July monthly outlook as a podcast on Wednesday July 13, 2022. The update will take place following the release of […]
Wheat, Corn Prices Tempered, Easing Global Food Cost Concerns Jul 3, 2022
Yusuf Khan and Will Horner reported in today’s Wall Street Journal that, “Fine farm weather and a rush of Russian grain ships through the Black Sea have taken the sting out of […]
Grain Markets at a “Pivot Point,” Global Food Security Could “Take Years” to Return, as War and Weather Hurt Supplies Jul 2, 2022
Bloomberg writers Kim Chipman, Eleanor Song, and Tarso Veloso Ribeiro reported yesterday that, “Global grain markets are at a pivot point, with prices finally starting to ease after a dizzying surge earlier this […]
Elevated Fertilizer Prices Remain, UN in Talks to Restore Ukrainian Grain Exports May 19, 2022
Bloomberg writer Elizabeth Elkin reported yesterday that, “In more bad news for farmers, a fertilizer that’s key for corn production will remain expensive for at least two years. “That’s according to CF Industries […]
Grain Markets: Early Export Sales Commitments and New-Crop Balance Sheets May 18, 2022
On Thursday, May 12, the USDA released its first complete 2022/23 marketing year supply and demand estimates for corn, soybeans, and wheat in the May 2022 WASDE report. These estimates provide an […]
DTN Grain Midday: Futures Seeing Double-Digit Gains Apr 18, 2022
Corn trade is 12 to 21 cents higher; beans are 14 to 24 cents higher and wheat is 27 to 39 cents higher. CORN: Corn trade is 12 to 21 […]
DTN Grain Midday: Corn, Soybeans Trending Up, Wheat Down Apr 14, 2022
Corn trade is flat to 4 cents higher; beans are 5 cents lower to 3 cents higher and wheat is 2 to 13 cents lower at midday Thursday. CORN: Corn […]