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Increased Geo Political Tensions = SELL AMERICA TRADE + Argentina Dry

Higher geo-politics from Trump wanting to annex Greenlland to conflict with Iran has caused investors to sell everything America. With Matto Grosso Brazil 7% harvested weather has turned wet as harvest progresses but Argentina has turned dry! Both soybean and wheat futures have traded back above... More ›

2026 USDA January Crop Report Bearish “Shock” + Canada/China Trade Deal

The USDA January crop report shocked the grain trade with a bearish report finding more bushels of corn, soybeans and wheat for 2025. But strong demand and talk of finalizing biofuel and adding E15 in Washington helped forge a low near-term in the grain markets. Canola futures traded higher on n... More ›

Will USDA January 2026 Final Crop Report Provide a “Gift” to Farmers

Will the USDA provide a late Christmas “gift for farmers in the final January USDA crop report on Monday? The U.S. Venezuela attack is long-term bearish crude oil prices but bullish stocks as the Venezuela stock market was up a whopping 123%! But that is not quite as good as Warren Buffets reco... More ›

The Bull had His Feast at Thanksgiving; the Bear Will Have His at Christmas

Fund year end, end of quarter and end of month selling has weighed on the grain markets. Will the USDA provide a gift in January, and do seasonals kick in? Rumors that China was buying U.S. corn are adding fuel to the fire.... More ›

2025 USDA December Crop Report a “Dud” + Trump $12 Billion U.S. Farm Aid

The USDA December crop report was friendly corn, neutral soybeans and bearish wheat. The USDA did surprise and increase the 25/26 U.S. corn export forecast to a new record high at 3.2 billion bushels now up 12% vs. last year vs. prior at +9% vs. the export pace to date up 30% the best in 10 year... More ›

Will the 2025 USDA December Crop Report Be a Market Mover/Surprise?

Historically, the USDA December crop report is a non-event or another dud report as the USDA reserves any final supply changes to the final report in January of the following year in this case 2026. But after the longest U.S. government shutdown in history at 43 days and no October crop report w... More ›

Did Bears Win Thanksgiving, Will Bulls Get Christmas?

Did the bears win Thanksgiving (although this week had green on the screen), and will the bulls get Christmas? Bears won thanksgiving thanks to a USDA Nov crop report dud that stalled the bullish grain momentum for a brief period. But a bullish lower yield surprise in the Dec crop report could r... More ›

Deleveraging in Bitcoin (Crypto) Will NOT Save Christmas!

The rapid decline in Bitcoin down 58% is resulting in a “risk off” sentiment and the deleveraging could see a break below support at $80,000 (a double top on the daily chart is bearish). The daily chart is ugly as is the weekly chart. Bitcoin has broken the long-term channel bull. The weakness h... More ›

USDA Pulls the Rug Underneath Farmers! + Chaos in Cattle

The highly anticipated USDA November crop report was one big disappointment after the longest USDA government shutdown oat 43 days! The USDA noted that ““Due to lapse in government funding from October 1 through November 12, some U.S. data sources that are typically used were not available fo... More ›

Has China Outplayed the Market with Its Latest Crop Buying Moves?

Bertrand Oesterle, StoneX VP of Clearing and Execution Sales, focusses on China’s mixed approach to buying U.S. soybeans and wheat, and explains why its simultaneous deepening of ties with Brazil could shift global trade dynamics. From fund positioning in Paris wheat to the timing of U.S. harves... More ›

Is China Buying US Soybeans + USDA Nov 14th Crop Report could be “Game Changing”

After a week of a U.S./China trade truce, markets/trade is skeptical that we have not seen a signed agreement nor heard much from China or seen any details. There are rumors that China is buying soybean futures & not the physical. Trust in Trump? 12 MMT of U.S. soybean purchases by China by y... More ›

U.S.-China Trade “Truce” + U.S. Fed Cuts Rates Again

The market was hoping for a US-China trade deal, but we got a trade “truce” for now from the keenly awaited Trump-Xi meeting at the APEC Summit. China commits to minimum purchase commitments of 12 MMT of U.S. soybeans during the “current season” and a minimum of 25 MMT annually through 2028. U... More ›

China/U.S. Trade Deal or No Trade Deal? Is China buying under the Radar?

The U.S. has confirmed a meeting with Trump and Xi on October 30th, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. There have been rumors that China is buying soybeans from the PNW under the radar while the U.S. government is shutdown. Trump wants to import 4 times more Argentina beef to lower high sky U.S. b... More ›

Markets Continue to Chase Chinese Trade Headlines

The U.S./China trade war has escalated after Trump threatened to slap 100% Tariff on China by Nov. 1 after China placed some export restrictions on rare earth minerals. But Trump overstepped/overreacted but the meeting with Xi at the end of the month was still on even after Trump threatened Chi... More ›

Let’s NOT Make U S Soybeans Great Again!

Trump cancels Xi meeting in South Korea at the end of the month as China has become hostile on rare earth minerals. We would not be surprised if Trump were to retaliate again with 145% tariff on China on the Nov. 10th pause deadline. China has pulled the rug under U.S. farmers again. It’s the 1... More ›

Trump-Xi Meeting in 4 Weeks BULLISH + USDA Sept 1 Stocks Report Bearish!

Trump's post about a meeting with XI in 4-weeks with the main topic of discussion the soybean trade was bullish offsetting a bearish USDA Sept. 1 Quarterly Grain Stocks Report that found 200 million more bushels of old crop 24/25 U.S. corn bushels. The U.S. government shutdown is just more nois... More ›

Cheap Argentine Soybean Exports This Week + “Safe Haven” Trade Momentum

Argentina suspended agro-export taxes early this week, from 26%, to increase their US dollar reserves. It lasted for 3 days by which time Argentina raised $7 bil. This came at the wrong time as the US & China are working towards agreeing to a trade deal. Cheap soybean supply from Argentina work... More ›

U.S.-China TRADE DEAL OR NO TRADE DEAL + Lower U.S./Canada Interest Rates Impact

Trump/Xi had a productive call today on trade, fentanyl, an end to the Ukraine/Russia war and TikTok but it looks like Chinese tariffs will have to be extended for an additional 90-days to mid-February of 2026 as Trump may not visit China until early 2026 and Xi will make a U.S. visit thereafter... More ›

Neutral USDA 2025 September Crop Report + Triple 40’s in North Dakota

USDA crop progress reports showing IA corn at 80% G-E and WS at 82% G-E is overstating the crops condition. Farmers harvested soybeans in ECB on Sept. 9th at 16% moisture.... More ›

Japan Trade Deal = Win for Farmers + Black Swan in 2025 US Yields + Start of 89-Year Drought Cycle for 2026?

$8 billion trade deal with Japan to but U.S. corn, soybeans and ethanol was a WIN for farmers. The U.S. courts ruling that made Trumps reciprocal tariffs illegal is a short-term set back for future investments and trade deals? Southern rust in Iowa is so severe that it has covered 60-70% o... More ›

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