Morning Thoughts – Jan 6

Morning Thoughts – Jan 6

Grains – The US soybean export program has begun its seasonal decline and you can start to see things picking up in Brazil now.  The soybean line-up for export is still under year-ago levels, but I don’t think it’ll take long for the line-up to exceed last...
Morning Thoughts – Jan 5

Morning Thoughts – Jan 5

Grains – When reviewing the Fats & Oils report, implied domestic meal consumption turned out to be pretty solid during the month of Nov.  We don’t have official Census trade data just yet so this is subject to change, but implied domestic meal disappearance...

Morning Thoughts – Jan 4

Grains – Lots of data from NASS released yesterday after the close. We got the monthly Grain Crushing report and this showed corn used in ethanol production totaled 451.9 mil bu last month, down slightly form 455 mil bu the prior month. This is inline with...
Morning Thoughts – Jan 3

Morning Thoughts – Jan 3

Grains – The EIA updated with biodiesel production figures on Friday, but unfortunately the data is only current through the end of Oct.  The EIA reported biodiesel production of 142 mil gal which is the highest I have on record going back to 2011.  Soyoil use...
Morning Thoughts – Dec 28

Morning Thoughts – Dec 28

Grains – It is perhaps worth noting that the Brazilian soybean export line-up is starting to show signs of perking up.  The line-up posted yesterday showed the largest soybean tonnage seen since early fall.  Though still below last year’s levels, which weighed...

Morning Thoughts – Dec 27

Livestock – Cash cattle news was quiet on Friday.  For the week it looks like sales were up about +$4 at $116.  Today cash activity should be limited to the distribution of showlists.  Initial asking prices should be around $118. The market will likely trade the...
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