US wheat futures closed lower, corn and beans higher, canola mixed.
- CBOT Wheat May contract was down 1.75c to 455.5c
- Kansas wheat May contract down 1.75c to 443c
- Corn May contract up 1.75c to 374.75c
- Soybeans May contract up 4.5c to 916
- Winnipeg canola May contract up C$1.50 to $462.80
- MATIF canola May contract down €4/t to €351.50
- Dow Jones down 206.67 points to 25,819.65
- Crude oil up $0.79 to 56.59
- AUD down to 0.708c,
- CAD down to 1.332c,
- EUR down to 1.133c.
Market commentary
Wheat gave up Friday’s gains after poor export inspections, with Chicago -2¢ (-4¢ out the curve), KC unch (-2 to -7¢ out the curve), Minny -7¢ (-2¢ out the curve), and Matif was up 1€ on the prior close. Corn has gained 2¢, beans +5¢, and canola +$1 (Matif rapeseed -2€ on prior close). The DOW has broken down 222 points while crude is up 71¢ (+54¢ on Brent) to $56.5. The AUD is holding at 70.8¢, the CAD slightly weaker at $1.332, and the EUR is off half a cent to $1.133. The latest talk is that trade discussions between the US and China will be resolved by the end of the month – but again nothing concrete besides rumours and headlines.
Export news
US export inspections came in at 440,000t for wheat (vs ideas >600,000t), 844,000t for beans, and 866,000t for corn. No big surprises on destinations – the Algerian load is from a much older sale and not indicative of current market. Meanwhile, Saudi wheat results from last week’s tender ran in the mid US$240s candf per tonne for Red Sea arrivals and are likely to be filled with mostly EU wheat, but at this price level could well be some HRW in the mix as it’s optional origin. Still no news on a barley tender there – will we see one mid-week? At the same time, the cheapest Iraqi wheat offers reportedly US$294/t candf for HRW – vs Aussie US$314/t on one offer (no results yet confirmed).
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