The flurry of higher trading will be put to the test this week as to whether it can hold, advance, or fall back.

The wheat complex closed higher across the exchanges on Monday. Chicago SRW futures were up 3 ½ 5 ¼ cents across board to close out the day. KC HRW contracts were 4 ¾ to 5 ½ cents higher on the session. MPLS spring wheat settled the Monday session with 4...

Soybeans settled Monday with weakness in the nearbys, down ¾ to 3 ¾ cents, as the deferreds were steady to 1 ¾ cents higher. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 3 3/4 cents at $9.71. Soymeal was down $2.80 to $6.50/ton across the board. Soy Oil futures...

Corn futures closed out the Monday session with contracts up 1 to 1 ¾ cents on the day, with help from still solid shipment data and more export business. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 1 1/4 cents at $3.94 1/2 per bu. This afternoon’s Crop...

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Weather and Geo-political keep selling muted

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Crop Progress - 2024-10-07

Taking a look at the geopolitical flashpoints I am watching and what they could mean for grain flow and prices.

1 | Commodities vs Equities 50+ years of commodities vs. equities in one chart: Notable events of the past 50+ years: 1971 | Abandonment of the gold standard left its value skyrocketing until 1980 1973-74 | OPEC’s oil embargo against the U.S. during Arab-Israeli War more-than-doubled oil prices 1990 |...

Corn futures are trading with 1 to 2 cent gains so far on Monday, with help from still solid shipment data and export business. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 1 1/2 cents at $3.94 3/4 per bu. USDA reported a private export sale of 155,000...