Most everything moved lower this week --- corn was down by about USD 4 m/t, soybeans down by close to USD 3 m/t, US winter wheat down by USD 8 to 10 m/t and spring wheat down by USD 4 m/t. Only soymeal prices moved higher – up by about USD 10 m/t........please click PDF to see more details

Most of the grain prices didn’t do anything exciting this week --- corn prices did nothing, soybeans moved down by about USD 2 m/t, soymeal also down by about USD 2 m/t. Only soft red winter wheat was able to do much with a jump of about USD 4 m/t.......please click PDF to see more details

This week is a long weekend in the US with everyone closed on Monday for Veteran’s day. On the week, corn prices were a little softer – down a couple of dollars m/t – while soybeans moved higher by about USD 3 m/t. All the wheat prices slid lower this week with US soft red winter wheat down by close to USD 6 mt while hard red winter wheat dropped by only about USD 2 m/t and spring wheat was down by close to USD 4 m/t.........please click PDF to see more details

Next week is WASDE week – will we be surprised or will all be as expected. There weren’t any major changes in US grain and oilseed prices this week – corn prices were about unchanged although the export price did slip a little lower. Soybeans moved about USD 3 m/t higher on the week while soymeal was steady and all wheat prices moved a dollar or two higher........please click PDF to see more details 

This week was another down week for soybeans with prices down by about USD 10 m/t. Corn prices were about unchanged on the week while US spring wheat dropped by about USD 4 m/t. Friday seemed to be a down day for most everything as the market tried to deal with the coronavirus situation, UK Brexit, US/China trade and the latest comments from President Trump on US trade.......please click PDF to see more details

Prices were mainly a little lower this week with soybeans leading the way. Soybeans were down by about USD 10 m/t, corn was down a little – no more than a dollar or two – US spring wheat was even down, this time by about USD 4 m/t followed by hard red winter wheat that was down by about USD 3 m/t. Soft red winter wheat prices were steady at current very high levels.........please click PDF to see more details

The week finished with a bit of a bang and pushed prices up on Friday. Corn jumped by about USD 5 on Friday to finish the week up by only about USD 1 m/t. Soybeans didn’t have quite a strong a Friday and ended up the week down by about USD 6 m/t. Soymeal wasn’t quite as bad and only dropped by about USD 3 m/t. There was very little change in wheat prices, but soft red winter wheat did manage to move up by a couple of dollars m/t.......please click PDF to see more details

The first 2020 WASDE report came out on Friday and didn’t really seem to have much effect on the markets. Most trade reports say that the market had expected to actual results so that there were no serious surprises.......please clcik PDF to see more details
 

All the holidays in North America are now behind us for a while and by next week everything there should be about back to normal. Looking at prices, the week ended with a down day for all grains and soybeans which made the week look like about an unchanged week – at least for futures prices........please click PDF to see more details 

With all these Christmas and New Year holidays, there is a lack of business, business news and excitement in the grain/oilseed trade. Looking at prices for the last week, the only excitement seemed to be for wheat prices. Corn and soybean prices were pretty well unchanged on the week as was soymeal but US winter wheat was up by USD 5 to 7 m/t with spring wheat up by about the same amount........please click PDF to see more details