So, this was USDA WASDE week and the market certainly did react – corn price dropped by about USD 15 m/t, soybeans down by just about USD 5 m/t with soymeal close to USD 5 m/t lower, winter wheat was down by USD 9 to 10 m/t with spring wheat down by close to USD 5 m/t. Farm gate prices are said to be down even further than export and futures prices.........please click PDF to see more details

These days I seem to be talking about lower prices every week and this week is no different. Corn prices slipped by about USD 6 to 8 m/t while soybeans dropped by at least USD 12 m/t and soymeal was off by about USD 11 m/t. Even US winter wheat was down by about USD 5 m/t – but not much happened to spring wheat prices.......please click PDF to see more details

This week was another week of slipping prices for almost everything --- US corn was down by between USD 4 and 5 m/t with soybeans down by about USD 7 m/t and soymeal don by USD 8 to 9 m/t. Wheat prices too were a little weaker with prices moving between USD 2 and 5 m/t lower...........please click PDF to see more details

Well, it was a down week this week with corn prices dropping by USD 8 to 10 m/t, soybeans down by about USD 4 m/t, soymeal down by USD 4 m/t and winter wheat down by USD 8 to 11 m/t while US spring wheat dropped by close to USD 5 m/t.
Actually, the prices at the end of the week would have been lower but for a sudden rally on Friday pushed all grains and oilseeds up on the day...........please click PDF to see more details

A holiday week in the US certainly made for a low volume, quiet week. Everyone was closed on Thursday for the 4^th of July, but many companies also closed on Friday or worked with limited staff ---so things were very, very, very quiet.
On the week, corn price rallied a little higher with futures moving up by about USD 5 m/t, but export corn prices.......please click PDF to see more details

It wasn’t quite as exciting a week this week with markets a little calmer, but it looks like a change in the weather in the US has brought the recent price rally to an end – at least for now.
On the futures side of things, we had corn prices ending the week down by about USD 5 m/t with soft winter wheat ......please click PDF to see more details

Hey, hey – another up week in the grain and oilseed markets: corn prices up by USD 10 to 13 m/t, soybeans up by almost USD 15 m/t, soymeal up by USD 10 to 11 m/t and winter wheat up by USD 10 to 13 m/t ---- only spring wheat moved a little lower, dropping by a couple of dollars m/t........please click PDF to see more details

And again, an exciting week with prices trying to find a direction but then most everything, except Spring Wheat, ended up closing lower on the week.  US corn prices dropped by USD 4 to 5 m/t while soybeans were down by closer to USD 8 m/t and soymeal down by almost USD 10 m/t. Hard red winter wheat dropped by about USD 5 m/t while soft red winter wheat was steady, but spring wheat was close to USD 6 m/t higher.........please click PDF to see more details

How was that for an exciting week for prices – both cash and futures – while prices did slip a little on Friday we still ended up with a very strong week: corn was up by almost USD 10 m/t with soybeans up by USD 18 m/t and soymeal up by over USD 20 m/t. Wheat too had an up week, not quite as far up but still up: soft red winter wheat was up by USD 5 m/t with hard red winter up by close to USD 12 m/t even spring wheat was dragged a little higher as it was up by about USD 2 m/t.........please click PDF to see more details

This is a holiday weekend in the US with Monday being Memorial Day – a day of remembrance for the US Armed Forces.
This week was another week of higher prices for both futures and cash markets --- corn was up by about USD 9 m/t with soybeans up by just over USD 3 m/t and soymeal up by about USD 6 m/t --- wheat was also up with winter wheat up by close to USD 9 m/t and spring wheat up by just under USD 7 m/t........please click PDF to see more details