Overall bearish reports pull corn, soy, wheat lower

Recap for January 11

• Corn futures dropped to three-year lows after the USDA stated 2023 US corn manufacturing was file excessive and Dec. 1 corn shares had been at their highest ranges since 2018. Corn market strain weighed on the wheat complicated, as did the USDA’s report indicating wheat shares elevated to 1.410 billion bus as of Dec. 1, the most important since 2020. The Division additionally raised international wheat ending shares, though that forecast remained at an eight-year low. Soybean futures descended to 26-month lows because the USDA’s larger-than-expected appraisal of the Brazilian crop greater than offset Dec. 1 US soybean shares at 3 billion bus, down from 3.021 billion a 12 months earlier and the bottom since 2020.The March corn future dropped 10¾¢ to shut at $4.47 per bu. Chicago March wheat was down 7¾¢ to shut at $5.96 per bu. Kansas Metropolis March wheat pulled again ¾¢ to shut at $6.15¼ per bu. Minneapolis March wheat was down ½¢ to shut at $6.99½ per bu. March soybeans had been down 12¼¢ to shut at $12.24¼ per bu. March soybean meal slipped 10¢ decrease to shut at $362.10 per ton. March soybean oil was down 0.47¢ to shut at 48.25¢ a lb.

• US inventory markets had been blended Friday, the Dow industrials index down on the day whereas the S&P 500 managed to attract near a file excessive regardless of large declines in airline shares and firms that depend on discretionary spending. Nonetheless, all three pulled out weekly good points after transferring decrease within the first week of 2024. The Dow Jones Industrial Common dropped 118.04 factors, or 0.31%, to shut at 37,592.98. The Normal & Poor’s 500 added 3.59 factors, or 0.08%, to shut at 4,783.83. The Nasdaq Composite added 2.57 factors, or 0.02%, to shut at 14,972.76.

• US crude oil costs had been larger once more to shut the week amid tensions within the Center East. The February West Texas Intermediate mild, candy crude future added 66¢ to shut at $72.68 per barrel. 

• The US greenback index snapped a two-day dropping streak Friday whereas the euro, yen, pound and franc all closed decrease. 

• US gold futures closed larger Friday. The February contract added $32.40 to shut at $2,051.60 per oz. 

Recap for January 10

• Weak export demand pressured wheat futures Thursday as merchants adjusted positions forward of contemporary supply-demand figures and winter wheat seeding information coming Friday. Soybean futures had been flat to barely larger, consolidating close to two-year lows forward of Friday’s reviews. Corn futures had been decrease underneath strain from expectations the USDA may increase corn shares up 11.4% from a 12 months earlier. The March corn future dropped 1¾¢ to shut at $4.57¾ per bu. Chicago March wheat was down 7¢ to shut at $6.03¾ per bu. Kansas Metropolis March wheat dropped 8½¢ to shut at $6.16 per bu. Minneapolis March wheat was down 7¾¢ to shut at $7 per bu. March soybeans had been regular at $12.36½ per bu; later months edged larger. March soybean meal was down $2.10 to shut at $362.20 per ton. March soybean oil was up 0.47¢ to shut at 48.72¢ a lb.

• US fairness markets dropped early, rallied late and posted blended closes after the Division of Labor’s Client Worth Index information indicated inflation rose greater than anticipated in December. Core costs — which exclude risky meals and vitality costs — rose 3.9% from a 12 months in the past, simply above economists’ forecasts for a 3.8% improve. The Dow Jones Industrial Common added 15.29 factors, or 0.04%, to shut at 37,711.02. The Normal & Poor’s 500 fell 3.21 factors, or 0.07%, to shut at 4,780.24. The Nasdaq Composite added 0.54 level to shut at 14,970.19.

• US crude oil costs had been larger Thursday. The February West Texas Intermediate mild, candy crude future was up 65¢ to shut at $72.02 per barrel. 

• The US greenback index continued decrease Thursday. 

• US gold futures eased once more Thursday. The February contract fell $8.60 to shut at $2,019.20 per oz.

Recap for January 9

• Weak demand for US provides continued to weigh on wheat futures, however the complicated notched blended closes in principally slender ranges Wednesday as merchants adjusted positions forward of Friday’s reviews from the USDA. Place squaring additionally was behind principally decrease corn futures. US export demand considerations and wet forecasts in dry Brazil pulled soy complicated futures decrease. The March corn future eased ¼¢ to shut at $4.59½ per bu; later months had been narrowly blended, principally decrease. Chicago March wheat edged up ¾¢ to shut at $6.10¾ per bu. Kansas Metropolis March wheat dropped 2½¢ to shut at $6.24½ per bu. Minneapolis March wheat added 2¼¢ to shut at $7.07¾ per bu; 2025 contracts had been decrease. March soybeans dropped 12¢ to shut at $12.36½ per bu. March soybean meal was down $3.30 to shut at $364.30 per ton. March soybean oil was down 0.20¢ to shut at 48.25¢ a lb.

• US fairness markets continued to regain floor after a tough first week of 2024. The three main indices had been larger Wednesday forward of traders’ newest have a look at inflation on Thursday with the discharge of client value information for December. The Dow Jones Industrial Common added 170.57 factors, or 0.45%, to shut at 37,695.73. The Normal & Poor’s 500 was up 26.95 factors, or 0.57%, to shut at 4,783.45, inside 0.3% of the index’s file excessive. The Nasdaq Composite added 111.94 factors, or 0.75%, to shut at 14,969.65.

• US crude oil costs had been decrease Wednesday. The February West Texas Intermediate mild, candy crude future was down 87¢ to shut at $71.37 per barrel. 

• The US greenback index reverted Wednesday to the draw back pattern characterizing the classes surrounding the weekend. 

• US gold futures eased once more Wednesday. The February contract fell $5.20 to shut at $2,027.80 per oz.

Recap for January 8

• US crude oil costs closed larger Tuesday, a day after Saudi Arabi lowered costs and despatched Brent and WTI futures sharply decrease. Help Tuesday got here from expectations that American Petroleum Institute figures will present US crude inventory fell by 5.2 million barrels within the week ended Jan. 5, together with Center East tensions, the closure of a 300,000-barrel-a-day oilfield in Libya and Saudi Arabia emphasizing its want to stabilize costs. The February West Texas Intermediate mild, candy crude future was up $1.47, round 2%, to shut at $72.24 per barrel. 

• Wheat complicated futures closed larger Tuesday forward of Friday’s key planting report with help from international export enterprise and freezing temperatures in France. Soybean futures firmed Tuesday in technical shopping for and brief overlaying. Brief overlaying additionally was behind corn futures’ ascent from their lowest ranges since December 2020 reached a day earlier. The March corn future added 4¼¢ to shut at $4.59¼ per bu. Chicago March wheat jumped 13¾¢ to shut at $6.10 per bu. Kansas Metropolis March wheat superior 11¾¢ to shut at $6.27 per bu. Minneapolis March wheat added 3¢ to shut at $7.05½ per bu. March soybeans edged up 3¢ to shut at $12.48½ per bu. March soybean meal was down 90¢ for a second day for an in depth at $367.60 per ton. March soybean oil was up 0.64¢ to shut at 48.45¢ a lb.

• Monday’s strong good points gave approach to relative quiet for US fairness indexes Tuesday, which posted blended closes. The Dow industrials and S&P 500 indices declined whereas the Nasdaq eked out a achieve on the power of Nvidia, Amazon and Alphabet. The Dow Jones Industrial Common fell 157.85 factors, or 0.42%, to shut at 37,525.16. The Normal & Poor’s 500 subtracted 7.04 factors, or 0.15%, to shut at 4,756.5. The Nasdaq Composite added 13.94 factors, or 0.09%, to shut at 14,857.71.

• The US greenback index superior Tuesday, snapping a three-day dropping streak. 

• US gold futures eased once more Tuesday. The February contract fell 50¢ to shut at $2,033 per oz.

Recap for January 8

• US crude oil costs fell greater than 3% Monday within the wake of sharp value cuts by Saudi Arabia, the highest international exporter, together with elevated output from Group of Petroleum Exporting Nations, each of which greater than offset provide considerations ramped up by Center Jap battle. OPEC oil output rose final month as continued cuts by Saudi Arabia and different members of the broader OPEC+ alliance had been offset by will increase in Angola, Iraq and Nigeria. Angola exited OPEC on Jan. 1. The cartel plans further manufacturing cuts this 12 months. The February West Texas Intermediate mild, candy crude future was down $3.04, or 3.4%, to shut at $70.77 per barrel. 

• Steep declines in crude oil spilled over into agricultural commodity markets Monday, sending corn futures to three-year lows and soybean futures to two-year lows. Additional strain got here from technical promoting and concepts South American harvests shall be bigger than anticipated as a result of helpful rains in dry Brazilian cropping districts. Crude oil’s losses additionally affected wheat futures, as did the onset of snowy climate anticipated to extend in quantity this week throughout the Midwest and central Plains, a possible profit to winter wheat now dormant in dry fields. The March corn future shed 5¾¢ for a second straight session, falling Monday to an in depth of $4.55 per bu. Chicago March wheat shed 19¾¢ to shut at $5.96¼ per bu. Kansas Metropolis March wheat dropped 12¾¢ to shut at $6.15¼ per bu. Minneapolis March wheat pulled again 9½¢ to shut at $7.02½ per bu. March soybeans fell 10¾¢ to shut at $12.45½ per bu. March soybean meal was down 90¢ to shut at $368.50 per ton. March soybean oil was up 0.18¢ to shut at 47.81¢ a lb; the September future and past had been decrease.

• After a tough begin to 2024, US fairness indices opened the second week of the 12 months with good points backed by rallies in giant know-how corporations. The entire so-called Magnificent Seven corporations — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla — posted good points of greater than 1%. Boeing was a serious exception to the Monday rally, plummeting 8% within the wake of a Boeing jet’s emergency touchdown after a bit of the aircraft flew off in mid-air. The Dow Jones Industrial Common superior 216.9 factors, or 0.58%, to shut at 37,683.01. The Normal & Poor’s 500 added 66.3 factors, or 1.41%, to shut at 4,763.54. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 319.7 factors, or 2.2%, to shut at 14,843.77.

• The US greenback index declined Monday, marking a 3rd consecutive buying and selling day of losses. 

• US gold futures eased once more Monday. The February contract fell $16.30 to shut at $2,033.50 per oz.