SOYBEANS– The Grain Stocks and acreage reports were released this morning. The USDA estimated planted area at 84.7 ma, which is a 4% increase from last year. The average trade estimate pre-report was 85.52 ma. The USDA estimated soybeans in all positions at 2.10 bb, up 10%. The pre-report estimate for quarterly stocks was 2,077 mb. Off-farm stocks and on …
Hog Rally Stalls and Pulls Back
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Chart of the Day – June Live Cattle
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Sign Up to receive Walsh Trading’s 1st Half of 2026 Market Outlook First Half of 2026 Outlook for the Livestock and Grain markets. Monday, March 30, 2026 June Live Cattle (Daily) June Live Cattle settled at 240.200 on the day, gaining 1.425 from …
Corn Trades Lower Ahead of the Acreage & Quarterly Stocks Reports Tomorrow
SOYBEANS– It was a quiet day for beans ahead of the big report day tomorrow. Analysts are expecting soybean acreage to increase by at 4 million acres. Soybean stocks are also anticipated to rise. I would be very surprised to see soybeans close higher tomorrow. Fundamentals have been ignored recently, with crude rallying and the China meeting ahead. However, I …
WRT World Agricultural Supply and Demand March 29
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Walsh Gamma Trader
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Soybeans Close Lower on Friday
SOYBEANS– Soybeans finished the day lower after a 4 ¼ cent gain in the overnight session. The EPA’s RVO decision was released today. The biodiesel mandate is set at 8.86 billion RINS for 2026 and 8.95 for 2027. Soybean oil was lower heading into the release of the new biofuel mandate, but reversed following the decision. The average trade estimate …
Pure Hedge – Livestock and Grain
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JUL-DEC ’26 SOYBEAN MEAL SPREAD (ZMN26-ZMZ26)
WALSH PURE SPREADER Pure Hedge Division RICH MORAN 3/26/2026 JUL-DEC ’26 SOYBEAN MEAL SPREAD (ZMN26-ZMZ26) This past Tuesday (3/24/2026), I wrote about getting LONG Soybean Oil Spreads. Specifically, I suggested you might want to buy the SEP-DEC ’26 SOYBEAN OIL SPREAD. Please see the article/trade idea directly below this one for details. I think getting SHORT a Soybean Meal Spread …
Wheat Moves Higher on Thursday
SOYBEANS– After the bounce yesterday, soybeans closed nearly unchanged. May was up 1 ¼ cents in the overnight session. The meeting between President Trump and Xi scheduled for May 14-15 should help support soybeans. For the week ending March 19, soybean export sales were 668k. However, the acreage report on Tuesday is expected to come out bearish. The new biofuel …