Morning Thoughts – Dec 12

Morning Thoughts – Dec 12

Grains – On Thursday Brazil’s Conab issued a soybean production estimate of 102.4 mmt, and Friday WASDE followed along maintaining their 102 mmt production estimate.  I thought it might be worth pointing out that both of these estimates seem to be implying a...
Morning Thoughts – Dec 7

Morning Thoughts – Dec 7

Grains – Census trade numbers for October were released yesterday, and considering the discrepancy between inspections and Census figures caused some confusion for some last marketing year, it might be worth reviewing these in more detail going forward. We’ll...
Morning Thoughts – Dec 6

Morning Thoughts – Dec 6

Grains – IMEA, the state ag agency of Mato Grosso in Brazil, released their first projection for soybean yields yesterday afternoon.  They estimated yields at a record 54 bags/hectare, which would be up from their estimate of 49.8 bags/ha last year.  They...
Morning Thoughts – Dec 5

Morning Thoughts – Dec 5

Financials – There was no major surprise in the results from the Italian referendum over the weekend.  Italians rejected the constitutional reforms proposed by PM Renzi.  Polls had indicated this would happen, so the only surprise was the margin of victory which...
Morning Thoughts – Dec 2

Morning Thoughts – Dec 2

Grains – Several data releases from government agencies yesterday worth quickly reviewing.  NASS issued the Fats & Oils and Grain Crushings reports yesterday afternoon.  Looking at the Fats & Oils report first, the Oct soybean crush was reported at...
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