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15 Jun 2021 -
Hammersmith
As usual it was another interesting and exciting week in the grain/oilseed business. New crop corn prices were down by USD 8 to 10 m/t, while soybean futures for July were down by about USD 27 m/t and for August down by USD 20 m/t. US soymeal prices for July – September were down by as much as USD 14 m/t. US spring wheat was very week dropping.......please click PDF to see more details
09 Jun 2021 -
CFO Exclusive
Inventory at ports is still good enough to cover up summer….
07 Jun 2021 -
Hammersmith
It was another up week for prices again this week – corn prices were up by USD 10 to 12 m/t, soybeans up by around USD 20 m/t and US wheat up by about USD 9 m/t. While soymeal did not end the week higher the increase was all seen in soy oil, where prices jumped over 8%........please click PDF to see more details
02 Jun 2021 -
CFO Exclusive
260k tons of fishmeal stockpiles would permit a sufficient supply…..
31 May 2021 -
Hammersmith
It was a very active week for grains and oilseeds, lots of ups and downs, but this doesn’t show much in the change of prices at the end of the week. The week ended with corn prices dropping by about USD 1 or 2 m/t for both old and new crop corn. Soybeans slipped by about USD 4 m/t on the week while soymeal was steady to USD 2 m/t or so lower.........please click PDF to see more details
25 May 2021 -
CFO Exclusive
The piling up stockpiles at ports and others would disadvantage….
24 May 2021 -
Hammersmith
At the end of the week, we saw the old crop/new crop price spread in US corn sitting at about USD 40 m/t as tightness in old crop corn is moving things higher. Old crop soybeans are at a USD 60 m/t premium to new crop........please click PDF to see more details
18 May 2021 -
CFO Exclusive
The moving up FM stockpiles at ports would disadvantage RMB…..
17 May 2021 -
Hammersmith
Quite an interesting week for prices again this week – between the USDA WASDE report and the problems in the Mississippi prices became extremely choppy. At the end of the week corn prices in the US were down by about USD 35 m/t with winter wheat down by USD 15 to 30 m/t and spring wheat down by about USD 21 m/t. Soymeal was down by close to USD 25 m/t while soybeans were the calmest in the market this week, only being down USD 4 to 6 m/t...............please click PDF to see more details
10 May 2021 -
Hammersmith
It was announced this week that shortly the last open trading pit for agricultural products at the Chicago Board of Trade (CME) will be closing. This last pit is one trading commodity options. So soon all will be done by electronics. While trading electronically probably makes much more sense it seems like a shame to have lost all the excitement of open outcry trading.......please click PDF to see more details