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5 days ago5 min read
Tidbits, Q&A: Soybeans Marketing, 45Z, FOB 1/13/25
Tidbits Susan Stroud of No Bull Ag stated Sunday the Biden Administration Friday afternoon said imported used cooking oil will not...
Wright team
Dec 11, 20245 min read
Tidbits, S&D Report, Premium Contracts 12/11/24
Highlights The USDA S&D numbers released yesterday were as neutral as can be for soybeans and wheat, but bullish for corn. When Roger saw...
Wright team
Dec 9, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Premium Contracts, Syria, Supreme Court Decisions 12/9/24
Tidbits Bashar al-Assad  has ruled Syria for 24 years after his father ruled for 29 years until his death in 2000. Bashar al-Assad fled...
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Dec 7, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Premium Contracts, Crude Oil, S&D Estimates 12/7/24
Tidbits A 25% tariff on imported Canadian crude oil  would have a major impact on North American energy markets, driving up prices for...
Wright team
Dec 6, 20246 min read
Tidbits, Premium Contracts, Australian and Russian Crops, Export Sales 12/6/24
Highlights OPEC+ on Thursday has postponed the revival of its oil production by three months, now set to begin in April 2025 instead of...
Wright team
Dec 5, 20246 min read
Tidbits, Premium Option Contracts, South America Crops, Bullish Consensus, Broilers & Ethanol 12/5/24
Tidbits Yesterday morning, the USDA reported the sale of 30,000 mts of old crop soybean oil and 35,000 mts of rice to South Korea. Â ...
Wright team
Dec 4, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Premium Contracts & Options, South Korea 12/4/24
Highlights Benson Quinn  reported yesterday afternoon: Corn usage the first two months of this marketing year is a 6 year high. Soybean...
Wright team
Nov 11, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Marketing Tools, Climate Change 11/11/24
Tidbits The Panama Canal uses fresh water from Gatun Lake to fill the locks to raise the ships. The water level of Gatun Lake is right...
Wright team
Nov 4, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Corn Marketing Summary, Wheat Comments 11/4/24
Highlights Today, the CBOT will assign 440 contracts of soybeans for delivery tomorrow on the November futures. One or more customers of...
Wright team
Oct 19, 20244 min read
Tidbits, DP, Drought, Export Sales 10/19/24
Highlights Yesterday morning, the USDA announced the sale of: 21,000 mts of old crop soybean oil to Mexico 125,000 mts of old crop corn...
Wright team
Sep 25, 20246 min read
Tidbits, Writing Options, China, USDA Report 9/25/24
Highlights After cutting interest rates 10 basis points Monday, yesterday China’s Central Bank presented the largest stimulus package...
Wright team
Aug 12, 20245 min read
Grain Delivery Marketing Tools 8/12/24
USDA S&D today at 11 AM Central. Andrew asked: "I see you are saying to make a decision on when to set the basis. By doing this, you are...
Wright team
Jul 17, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Basis Contract Roll, Crude Oil, Brazil Corn, ENSO 7/17/24
Highlights All three wheat classes were lower yesterday, but the price free-fall was stopped by Egypt and Algeria submitted tenders to...
Wright team
Jul 11, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Marketing Service & Tools, S&D Estimates, Broilers & Ethanol 7/11/24
Marketing Service & Tools Many (most) agricultural marketing services provide information, but make no pricing recommendations. The eight...
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May 27, 20243 min read
Tidbits, Marketing Opportunities 5/27/24
Tidbits Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te extended goodwill towards and offered cooperation with Communist China on Sunday following two...
Wright team
Apr 27, 20243 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...
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Apr 21, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Trade Wars, Rice, GDP, Tools Update 4/21/24
Highlights Water rationing is becoming more frequent in the Corn Belt. On Friday, the Poweshiek Water Association, one county west of...
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Apr 14, 20244 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...
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Apr 7, 20244 min read
Tidbits, War Escalations, CO2 Video, Marketing Tools Update 4/7/24
Highlights Brazil’s soybean basis for export shipment has firmed 92¢ from the end of January to this weekend. At 2¢ under the May...
Wright team
Apr 1, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Marketing Tools Recap 4/1/24
Marketing Tools Ten weeks ago, we proposed several marketing tool alternatives to leaving corn in the bin. It was more for educational...
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