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6 days ago | 
marketscreener.com | Kirk Maltais
By Kirk Maltais --Corn for May delivery fell 0.4%, to $4.82 1/2 a bushel, on the Chicago Board of Trade on Thursday, with risk-off trading dominating ahead of the long holiday weekend, as comments from President Trump mulling an attempt to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell surfaced throughout the day. --Soybeans for May delivery fell 0.3%, to $10.35 3/4 a bushel. --Wheat for July delivery rose 0.1%, to $5.61 1/2 a bushel.
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6 days ago | 
tradingview.com | Kirk Maltais
New Placements of Cattle on Feedlots Higher Than ForecastThe placement of cattle onto U.S. feedlots exceeded the expectations of analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal this week. In the latest cattle-on-feed report from the Agriculture Department, 1.84 million head of cattle were placed on feed in the U.S. for the month through April 1. That's up 5.1% from the same time last year, exceeding forecasts from surveyed analysts that predicted an uptick of 4.2%.
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1 week ago | 
wsj.com | Kirk Maltais
Plans by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to cut the number of workers at the Agriculture Department won’t disrupt “the timely issuance of important releases,” the agency said Wednesday. The agency is “being transparent about plans to optimize and reduce our workforce,” with the mission being to “return the Department to a customer service focused, farmer first agency,” a spokesperson for the USDA said in an emailed statement to The Wall Street Journal.
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1 week ago | 
marketscreener.com | Kirk Maltais
By Kirk Maltais -- Wheat for May delivery rose 0.9% to $5.47 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Wednesday, with a weaker dollar often making U.S. grain exports more competitive on the world market. -- Corn for May delivery rose 0.5% to $4.83 3/4 a bushel. -- Soybeans for May delivery rose 0.2% to $10.37 3/4 a bushel.
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1 week ago | 
tradingview.com | Kirk Maltais
Wheat Futures Fall as Weather Outlook Dominates TradingDaily Grain HighlightsZW1!Wheat for May delivery fell 1% to $5.42 1/4 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Tuesday, continuing to react to weather forecasts for U.S. growing areas showing both beneficial rain and warmer temperatures to come. Corn for May delivery fell 0.9% to $4.80 3/4 a bushel. Soybeans for May delivery fell 0.6% to $10.35 1/4 a bushel.
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1 week ago | 
tradingview.com | Kirk Maltais
By Kirk MaltaisWheat for May delivery fell 1.6% to $5.46 3/4 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Monday, in response to a wave of precipitation that looks to have replenished a lot of dry soil for farmers in Plains growing areas. Corn for May delivery fell 1.2% to $4.84 1/4 a bushel. Soybeans for May delivery fell 0.1% to $10.41 1/2 a bushel. HIGHLIGHTSThirst Quencher: Ample rainfall in the middle of the U.S. pressured CBOT grain futures, according to Consus Ag Consulting's Karl Setzer.
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1 week ago | 
tradingview.com | Kirk Maltais
By Kirk MaltaisInspections of U.S. corn shipments rose for the week ended April 10, the first full week after President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs hitting many consistent customers for U.S. agriculture. In its weekly Grain Export Inspections report, the Department of Agriculture said corn export inspections totaled 1.83 million metric tons for the week. That's up roughly 215,000 tons from the previous week, and well up from 1.36 million tons reported at this time last year.
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1 week ago | 
tradingview.com | Kirk Maltais
Wheat Futures Rise on Weaker DollarDaily Grain HighlightsZW1!Wheat for May delivery rose 3.1% to $5.54 1/2 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Friday as a weaker U.S. dollar and improving sentiment around tariffs make grain futures more attractive for buyers. Soybeans for May delivery rose 1.4% to $10.43 3/4 a bushel. Corn for May delivery rose 1.4% to $4.89 1/2 a bushel. Better Showing: A weaker U.S. dollar index supported grain futures Friday.
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2 weeks ago | 
tradingview.com | Kirk Maltais
By Kirk MaltaisCorn for May delivery rose 1.8% to $4.82 1/2 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Thursday, after the USDA reduced its outlook for corn ending stocks and raised its forecast for export sales. Soybeans for May delivery rose 1.5% to $10.28 a bushel. Wheat for May delivery fell 0.9% to $5.37 1/4 a bushel.
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2 weeks ago | 
marketscreener.com | Kirk Maltais
By Kirk Maltais -- Soybeans for May delivery rose 2% to $10.14 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Wednesday, surging after President Trump announced a pause to reciprocal tariffs on Truth Social. -- Corn for May delivery rose 1% to $4.73 1/2 a bushel. -- Wheat for May delivery rose 0.4% to $5.42 1/4 a bushel. HIGHLIGHTS Last-Minute Swerve: Commodity futures across the board rose after President Trump authorized a 90-day pause on certain tariffs to most countries, except for China.
