US soybean and soymeal prices moved lower this week – both by USD 5 to 7 m/t. Winter wheat too moved lower, also by USD 5 to 7 m/t. Corn prices were quiet but did finish the week up by about USD 2 m/t which is nothing major at all for corn.......please click PDF to see more details

Other than wheat, the grain and oilseed markets in the US were quiet this week. Very little happened to the price for corn, soybeans and soymeal while soft red winter wheat jumped by about USD 9 to 10 m/t with hard red winter wheat up by about USD 5 m/t – spring wheat was quiet.......please click PDF to see more details

The feeling in most of the expert analysis of the USDA’s WASDE report is that the report was quite neutral overall. Reports also say that the rally in grain prices on Friday was more due to weather than WASDE.........please click PDF to see more details

Corn. soybeans and soymeal had decent price rallies this week with corn up by USD 5 to 7 m/t, soybeans up by about USD 12 m/t and soymeal up by close to USD 10 m/t...............please click PDF to see more details

US grain/oilseed prices didn’t change much this week and except for spring wheat everything was quite steady with last week --- US spring wheat was up by about USD 9 m/t.
With the rally in spring wheat, the experts are saying that prices are probably overdone and that there could be some lower prices on the way.........please click PDF to see more details

Market prices were a little quieter this week as the market tried to recover from the WASDE report. There was little or no change in corn prices, but soybeans did drop by USD 6 m/t or so while soymeal was down by USD 7 m/t. US spring wheat prices also moved lower by about USD 6 m/t while winter wheat was up by about USD 2 m/t. ..................please click PDF to see more details

Ah, there is nothing like a USDA WASDE week to get the blood flowing and the market excited. As the week ended, we had US soybeans up by about USD 15 m/t with soymeal following at about USD 10 m/t higher, corn prices too were up but just by USD 5 m/t or so. Soft red winter wheat was up by about USD 8 m/t with hard red winter up only USD 3 m/t........please click PDF to see more details

It was a short work week in the US following the holiday last Monday but there was still time to push prices lower on the week. Looking at US futures, corn was down by about USD 5 to 6 m/t, soybeans down by USD 4 to 5 m/t, soymeal down by about USD 3 m/t. Wheat prices were steady on the week with a range of up or down a dollar a ton or so........please click PDF to see more details

Monday is a holiday in the US so the grain markets and most business will be closed for the day. As has been said before – a three day weekend normally starts with price changes that mean nothing as buyers and sellers in the US are just evening their order books before the long weekend.
Looking at how the futures markets finished the week, things seemed quite calm for corn with prices almost unchanged on the week. Soybeans did finish the week about USD 5 m/t higher.................please click PDF to see more details 

This week looked like another week being pressured by the “WASDE Effect” – US corn prices were lower by USD 8 m/t with soybeans down by USD 12+ and soymeal down by USD 10 to 12 m/t. Even winter wheat prices in the US were down by USD 6 to 8 m/t.
Other than the carry over WASDE situation the US/China trade situation has not helped support prices all that much – the more everyone fights the lower prices drop.........please click PDF to see more details