Seeing Red
Afternoon Summary: During my conversation with Ben this afternoon, he mentioned how red was the color of the day. I pulled up the Barchart Futures Market Heat Map, and he [...]
The Stillness of an Autumn Morning
Morning Summary: As the overnight hours ticked by, the quiet of Tuesday night became the stillness of an autumn morning early Wednesday. When I first fired up the quote screen, [...]
That’s What Friends are For
Afternoon Summary: While there wasn’t much in the way of market moving news early this morning, a check of the headlines Tuesday afternoon – well – let me start with [...]
Diesel Dos and Don’ts
I’ve started this Column a number of times over the past few weeks but continue to be interrupted by the latest actions and statements by the US president. The flurry [...]
CFTC Commitments of Traders
Net Positions as of Tuesday, October 06 (Legacy, Futures Only) Corn: Net-long 452,473 contracts (a decrease of 57,028 contracts) HRW Wheat: Net-long 19,070 contracts (a decrease of 1,894 contracts) Soybeans: [...]
It’s Just a Game
Afternoon Summary: With a little over an hour remaining in Friday’s trading session, and roughly an hour after USDA released its latest Keno numbers, my friend in the brokerage industry [...]
WASDE: October 2026
The October Keno Numbers (WASDE) numbers are out. Markets Dec26 corn dropped as much as 18.25 cents (slide 2) Nov26 soybeans dropped as much 171.5 cents (slide 3) Dec26 SRW [...]
It’s That Time Again
Morning Summary: Yes, it is Friday, but before we get to the only prices that matter – weekly closes – markets will have to navigate the usual changes in mood [...]
Throwaway Thursday
Afternoon Summary: One can only wonder how many of the US president’s friends, family, business associates, and social media subscribers sold the Energies sector during the initial rally overnight through [...]
Corn Weekly Export Sales and Shipments
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2026-2027 marketing year export shipments of U.S. Corn at 291 mb (blue column) through Thursday, October 01, a point in the [...]
Soybean Weekly Export Sales and Shipments
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2026-2027 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybeans at 145 mb (blue column) through Thursday, October 01, a point in the [...]
Soybean Meal Weekly Export Sales and Shipments
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2026-2027 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean meal at 28.07 (1,000 st) (blue column) through Thursday, October 01, a point [...]
Soybean Oil Weekly Export Sales and Shipments
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2026-2027 marketing year export shipments of U.S. soybean oil at 0.0 (1,000 mt) (blue column) through Thursday, October 01, a point [...]
Cotton Weekly Export Sales and Shipments
The latest weekly export sales and shipment update showed 2026-2027 marketing year export shipments of U.S. upland cotton at 1,528.7 (1,000 running bales) (blue column) through Thursday, October 01, a [...]