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Big Spec Funds Net Corn Position: How Important Is It?
By Roger Wright. Sent to Wright on the Market Clients 9 February 2025 The big spec funds (aka managed money) have bought a very large...
Wright team
Mar 203 min read
Tidbits, Q&A: ENSO & Open Interest 2/16/25
Tidbits Agriculture futures markets will not trade until tomorrow evening at normal times. Crude oil will trade normal hours this evening...
Wright team
Feb 165 min read
Tidbits, Panama Canal, Carry and Carryover, FOB 2/3/25
Tidbits Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Panama and met with the President yesterday. Rubio presented him with an ultimatum...
Wright team
Feb 35 min read
Tidbits, Basis is Negotiable, Argentine Weather, Crop Budgets 1/20/25
Ag market futures will resume trading at normal time this evening. Crude oil began trading as its usual time last evening, namely 5 PM...
Wright team
Jan 203 min read
William Edwards Deming Story 1/1/25
Highlights William Edwards Deming was born in 1900 in Sioux City, Iowa , was raised in the community of Polk City, Iowa , on his...
Wright team
Jan 15 min read
Monetary Policies - Managing the Money Supply
A German Lesson In the days before paper currency, there were very few money supply problems. As populations grew and society shifted...
Wright team
Nov 3, 20247 min read
Tidbits, Carryover, S&D Report, Export Sales 9/13/24
Carryover and S&D The three most important factors in governing the future price direction of a given commodity are carryover, carryover,...
Wright team
Sep 13, 20245 min read
Market Commentary, Storing Corn vs Beans 9/9/24
Jon Scheve with weekly market commentary made on September 6, 2024 With harvest nearly in full swing across the US, many farmers are...
Jon Scheve
Sep 8, 20243 min read
In September, what is new crop and old crop?
Marketing year change The wheat, oats and barley marketing years begin June 1. The canola and flaxseed marketing years begin July 1. The...
Wright team
Sep 1, 20241 min read
Tidbits, Marketing Tool Analysis, Markets & Rain Days Update 4/27/24
Marketing Tool Analysis Fourteen weeks ago, we proposed several marketing tool alternatives to leaving corn in the bin. It was more for...
Wright team
Apr 27, 20243 min read
Tidbits, Iran - Israel, Rice & Cotton, Education 4/14/24
Highlights Yesterday afternoon US time, Iran launched hundreds of drones and then missiles aimed at Israel. Russia also attacked...
Wright team
Apr 14, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Carbon Cycle, Credits & Intensity 4/6/24
Carbon Cycle, Credits & Intensity Sharon asked Roger to share his thoughts on carbon credits. From the time I was in elementary science...
Wright team
Apr 6, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Spec Funds Positions, Gevo & SAF 3/24/24
Tidbits World urea prices this past week were down ~4%, despite the Indian tender. Phosphate prices were mostly unchanged except Single...
Wright team
Mar 24, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Iowa Drought, EU, Cocoa, Out-of-the-Money Puts, Export Sales 3/22/24
Tidbits March U.S. manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers index) was better than expected at 52.5, services PMI was below expectation at...
Wright team
Mar 22, 20243 min read
Tidbits, Puts Education, Chinese Auctions, Soy Oil Inventories, Broilers & Ethanol 3/21/24
Planting Intentions Survey At noon Eastern Time on Thursday, 28 March, the USDA will issue results of its survey of farmers planting...
Wright team
Mar 21, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Marketing Tools - Puts vs HTA, Fertilizers Prices, Cocoa 3/20/24
Tidbits The Director of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service says France is preparing to deploy 2,000 troops to Ukraine to help fight...
Wright team
Mar 20, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Marketing Tools - HTA 3/18/24
Tidbits President Putin re-elected President of Russia yesterday with 87.3% of the vote. The European Union announced yesterday a 7.4...
Wright team
Mar 18, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Put Options Strategy Explanation, Seasonals & Cocoa 2/18/24
Tidbits CBOT markets will not open until Monday evening. NOAA released its monthly 3-month long-range outlook for the US, joining several...
Wright team
Feb 18, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Options Money Flow, Export Inspections, Markets & Rain Days Update 1/30/24
Tidbits The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has 12 members: the 7 members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the...
Wright team
Jan 30, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Spread Marketing, Export Sales, Markets & Rain Days Update 1/20/24
Tidbits Agroconsult sees Brazil’s bean crop at 153.8 mil mts, down from 158.8 in December (USDA 157). Panama Canal officials announced...
Wright team
Jan 20, 20245 min read
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