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Crude Oil Futures Plunge 13% as Stocks Rally to Record Highs on Headline News- the Strait of Hormuz!

WTI crude oil drops $12 as Strait of Hormuz reopens temporarily. Stocks higher, U.S. $ Index lower. Farm Bureau fertilizer survey = farmers waiting too long to book fertilizer. KC wheat futures new contract highs as drought expands. USDA crop progress shows KC wheat conditions at 45% poor/very... More ›

U.S.-Iran War 12-Hour Ceasefire + USDA April Crop Report “Dud”!

a lot more rain. Live cattle traded to new record highs! Foot & Mouth disease in China, U.S. pork exports +2% + CFTC update and more.... More ›

USDA Surprises with Lower Wheat, Higher Cotton, and Sunflower Acres

USDA provided a bullish surprise with lower wheat acres, but what does higher sunflower acres suggest? WTI crude oil futures soared 13% while U.S. Gulf urea prices also traded higher.
The U.S. Midwest looks wet to start the month of April while the South/Southeast and Western Corn Belt (Pl... More ›

2026 USDA Acreage Fireworks Next Week? + RVO’s Old new

Next week’s USDA reports (acreage/stocks) could be a surprise/market moving. RVO’s (new blending biofuel requirements) were as expected with no big surprises and already baked into futures. E15 summer waiver just simply good optics. Markets are skeptical that the war in Iran ends soon with no di... More ›

Higher Crude Oil Futures for Longer = Stagflation?

Fears are starting to grow that higher crude oil futures for longer could see slower economic growth and higher inflation BUT…. At a meeting in Paris, the Chinese team said they would be willing to buy more non-U.S. soybean row crops???? Trump's delay with the Xi meeting (pushed out to end o... More ›

A Repeat/Start of the 2022 Gold Rush into the Grain Markets or Worse?

Could this be the beginning of the return of higher inflation and a repeat of 2022 when corn traded to a high of $8.27/bu? Policy will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz military can if not we need to destroy demand and send crude oil futures much higher! The ag commodities remain undervalued vs. o... More ›

Iran War = “Trend is Your Friend” Short-Term BUT……

Historically wars like the 2026 Iran war are bullish hard assets like grains, metals and energy! The funds are spooked and do not want to be short, but do they price in the news over time, similar to the Ukraine/Russian war that started on Feb. 24, 2022? A closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the ... More ›

Funds are Long the Grain & Oilseed Complex for the 1st Time Since Feb of 2025! BULLISH PRICES!

The funds (managed money) crowd/spec are now net long the grain complex! The AI King Nvidia reported 4th quarter earnings that surpassed Wallstreet estimates but the stock falls? Trump retaliates against U.S. supreme court decision to impose an additional 15% global tariff. FDN (First Day Notic... More ›

Hedge Fund Buying in Soybeans Continues + U.S. Supreme Court Strikes down Trump’s Tariffs!

Better technicals, hedge fund buying on hope of more Chinese and soy oil demand optimism from new U.S. biofuel policies in 2026 is a BIG WIN! Could the U.S. supreme courts ruling that struck down Trump's tariffs derail the Chinese buying of U.S. soybeans? USDA Ag Outlook Forum projections this w... More ›

USDA Feb Crop Report a WIN for Soybeans + 1 Year Trade Truce Extension

USDA took Trumps comments that China would buy more U.S. soybeans seriously and headline news that the U.S./China trade truce would be extended when Trump/Xi meet in the first week of April was a BIG WIN for soybeans this week! 2026 “Mini” U.S. ethanol boom thanks to 45Z + China’s ban of phospha... More ›

Making Soybeans Great Again! + A Fools Gold?

Trump's post this week that China would buy an additional 8 mmt of U.S. soybeans was a “game changer” near-term. The plunge in Bitcoin down 50% from the highs may no longer be considered a “digital” gold. It has followed the selling in tech this week with the NASDAQ down 7%. The 45Z announcemen... More ›

Higher Crude Oil Prices from U.S.-Iran Tensions + Plunge in Metals Market!

Crude oil prices are spiking on concerns that Trump might attack Iran over their nuclear program and China/Russia vowed to protect Iran a large oil producer in the Middle East. Silver plunges 61.4% and gold carters by 19%! Kalshi markets was predicting a U.S. government shutdown again at 87.3% b... More ›

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 ›

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