Grain markets have had a choppy start to the week as traders await new news from the USDA. Here’s a few things to keep an eye on for today’s trade

Soybean futures are back up 3 to 5 cents so far on Tuesday. The soybean market posted Monday losses of ¼ to 3 3/4 cents across the nearbys, with a few deferreds steady to fractionally higher. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was back down 3 3/4 cents at...

The corn market is showing fractional losses so far on the Tuesday session. Corn futures rounded out the Monday session with some buying ahead of the USDA reports set for Tuesday. Contracts were up 1 to 3 ¼ cents. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 1...

Th wheat complex is showing fractional to 3 cent losses across the three markets in early trade. Wheat posted some strength across the three markets on Monday. Chicago SRW futures were 1 ½ to 2 3/4 cents higher, with December an exception on thin trade. There were 3 deliveries issued...

More Butterflies (the symbol of Chaos, aka the Butterly Effect) were fluttering in markets overnight though early Tuesday morning, this time coming from Brazil.

1 | Change Over the past 100 years, U.S. #corn production has increased more than 700% while planted area has decreased 10%. Incredible! Perhaps the Department of Energy, Argonne, CARB, and the Department of the Treasury should take note as U.S. corn ethanol gets a 20-point ding for 'land use...

Hogs' breakdown on Monday

Wheat posted some strength across the three markets on Monday. Chicago SRW futures were 1 ½ to 2 3/4 cents higher, with December an exception on thin trade. KC HRW contracts were up 4 3/4 to 5 1/4 cents on the day. MPLS spring wheat was 3 3/4 to 6...

The soybean market posted Monday losses of ¼ to 3 3/ cents across the nearbys, with a few deferreds stead to fractionally higher. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was back down 3 3/4 cents at $9.41 1/2. Soymeal futures were up $1.30 to $2.30/ton at the close. Soy...

Corn futures rounded out the Monday session with some buying ahead of the USDA reports set for Tuesday. Contracts were up 1 to 3 ¼ cents. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 1 3/4 cents at $4.14. Weekly Export Inspections data from USDA indicated 1.05 MMT...

They Tried to Scare the Cattle Markets Higher, but that was Faded, and the Feeders Closed Lower. Hogs Lower as well.

Grains were uniformly higher early this morning but some of that strength fizzled as positioning squaring ahead of Tuesday's WASDE may have capped upside movement. Livestock markets were mostly mixed with little new news.