Morning Thoughts – Feb 13

Morning Thoughts – Feb 13

Grains – I want to review the thoughts on wheat and corn from last Friday in a bit more detail this morning.  I think it is very important to note the differences developing in the world balance sheets between the two markets, and I want to make sure we’re clear...
Morning Thoughts – Feb 10

Morning Thoughts – Feb 10

Financials – As you are probably aware, the Trump Administration lost its bid to reinstate its travel ban.  This is likely to head further up the chain through the court system to the Supreme Court. He is using up a lot of political “capital” on this one item,...

Morning Thoughts – Feb 9

Grains We have the WASDE update later this morning, but generally speaking I don’t expect many fireworks.  Here is a quick rundown of items to watch: Wheat I don’t think there is going to be much to get excited about in terms of the wheat numbers today.  The US...
Morning Thoughts – Feb 8

Morning Thoughts – Feb 8

Financials – No change in recent themes overnight.  Global equity markets are relatively flat and the dollar is higher against most other currencies.  The dollar strength stems in large part due to euro weakness and ongoing concerns over political situations...
Morning Thoughts – Feb 7

Morning Thoughts – Feb 7

Livestock – Virtually no new cash market info to digest from yesterday in cattle, other than the new showlists which are once again smaller than the prior week.  We saw a somewhat light slaughter posted yesterday and from the packers’ perspective this might be...