Grain futures began the week on firmer ground, supported by strong U.S. export data and rapid planting progress, even as global supply pressures and shifting trade dynamics tempered gains.
As exporters vie for position amid logistical and geopolitical constraints, recent developments reveal both underlying fragility and emerging opportunities.
Wheat climbs on strong export sales and crop tour optimism. Corn steadies on record weekly sales and Brazilian supply outlook. Soybeans plunge under pressure from bean oil collapse and revised RVO projections.
Wheat finds support from global demand and crop tour optimism; Corn steadies amid planting concerns and ethanol data; Soybeans retreat on weak oil prices and regulatory uncertainty.
Global headlines collide with shifting crop fundamentals and trade policy moves. U.S. markets edge upward across key contracts as geopolitical tensions and weather risks dominate.
Gains reversed slightly across U.S. futures markets as traders reacted to shifting USDA projections, advancing weather fronts, and evolving international trade signals.