At the end of the week corn futures prices in the USA were down by just over USD 2 m/t while US soybeans were up by USD 6 m/t and soymeal was lower by USD 5 m/t. US winter wheat increased by USD 4 m/t while US spring wheat was unchanged for the week........please click  PDF to see more details

Another busy week in the grain/oilseed/protein business with not quite as much tariff related market excitement. USA corn prices were up by about USD 5 m/t for the week with soybeans also up by USD 4 or 5 m/t. Soymeal was almost unchanged for the week. USA winter wheat prices were higher by USD 6 or 7 m/t with spring wheat only up by about USD 4 m/t.....please click PDF to see more details

It was a short work week in the USA following the Monday holiday but the market still tried to do exciting things --- probably due to the everchanging tariff situation and the possible reciprocal tariffs from major grain/oilseed importing regions. At this time what may happen with the EU and China and reciprocal tariffs are in question ---- the USA doubling of the import tariff on steel and aluminum will exacerbate the situation with both China and the EU.......please click PDF to see more details

Monday May 26 is a holiday in the USA so grain markets will be closed.
Corn prices in the US were up by about USD 6 m/t this week with soybeans up by about USD 4 m/t and soymeal also higher but by USD 5 m/t. US winter wheat increased by about USD 7 m/t while US spring wheat increased by USD 12 m/t......please click PDF to see more details

Looking at USA futures prices, US corn was down by about USD 3 on the week with soybeans seen as up by only a couple of dollars m/t and soymeal not changing much – perhaps up by a dollar or two. USA HRW wheat was up by perhaps one dollar m/t while US spring wheat was lower by about USD 7 m/t......please click PDF to see more details

Next week is WASDE week once again --- it sure comes up very quickly – it doesn’t seem like a month has gone by.
Old-crop corn futures were down by about USD 8 m/t this week with new-crop down by USD.....please click PDF to see more details 

Old crop USA corn prices were down by USD 6 m/t this week while new crop USA corn dropped by USD 2 m/t. Soybeans, both old and new crop, were up by USD 2 or 3 m/t while soymeal was unchanged on the week. USA hard red winter wheat was down about USD........please click PDF to see more details

While possible/planned tariffs are still important to the grain/oilseed business the 90 day extension on major tariffs has calmed the grain markets a little and we are now back looking at the weather.
US corn futures prices were down by about USD........please click PDF to see more details 

There are lots of holidays this week and next due to Christian Easter holidays some countries are closed on both Friday 18 (Good Friday) and Monday 21 (Easter Monday). Here in France things are only closed on Monday.
Futures trading in the US was quieter this week with lower volume recorded. Corn prices finished the week down by about USD......please click PDF to see more details

This week was another tariff week but this one was combined with a USDA-WASDE week ---- certainly made everything very exciting and painful for some.
USA corn prices were up by about USD 12 on the week with US soybeans up by USD please click PDF to see more details