Weekly Grain Update 1.15.16

This week, the USDA gave us a small glimmer of hope for the grain markets. In Tuesday’s reports the Feds lowered both corn and soybean yield for the 2015 crop.  While the yield drop was not entirely unexpected, the small reductions in planted and harvested acres caught the trade off guard.  Corn saw a reduction of 53 million bushels as a result of those changes.  However, total demand was lowered as well, resulting in a new carry out figure of 1,802 million bushels, up 17 million from December.  Soybeans saw a 50 million bushel drop in production coupled with a 25 million bushel reduction in demand, pushing estimated carryout down 25 million.

The focus on supply, or more specifically lower supply , offered a very faint light at the end of the tunnel as soybeans charged higher following the data release.  Corn became a follower, trading higher as well.  However, much of the commentary since the USDA report has tried to refocus attention to the overall carryout and demand side of the picture.  Weather in South America is turning more benign, limiting crop stress, processor margins are continuing to tighten, and export markets are not favoring the US origins.  All this together is not a friendly fundamental picture.  Soybean margins seem to be struggling the most which is creating an erratic basis situation, five cent board rallies often equate to a five-plus cent basis hit.  The reverse is often true as well.  Rallies such as the ones seen this week warrant our attention. Be alert to opportunities and be ready to reward the market.

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