Continuing with my view of commodities as long-term investment opportunities, and the lesson learned to "Own what you know", let's take a look at long-term investments in Grains at the end of January.
Soybeans are trading with contracts 5 to 6 1/2 cents higher in the front months, with new crop lagging behind. Futures closed 18 to 21 ¼ cents higher on Thursday, with new crop contracts up 7 to 11 cents....
Wheat is trading with winter wheat contracts higher and spring wheat lower. The wheat complex posted gains across the three markets on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures closed 7 to 9 cents higher in the front...
Corn price action is down fractionally to a penny so far. Futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 5 to 6 cents lower. Preliminary open interest was up 4,258 contracts on Thursday, with the roll...
Corn futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 5 to 6 cents lower. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 5 1/2 cents at $4.02 3/4. Continued strength in soybeans and meal are spilled...
The wheat complex posted gains across the three markets on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures closed 7 to 9 cents higher in the front months. KC HRW futures were 7 to 9 cents in the green on the day. MPLS spring...
Soybeans closed 18 to 21 ¼ cents higher on Thursday, with new crop contracts up 7 to 11 cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 20 cents higher at $10.47. Soymeal futures are $5 to $7.00...
Basis was destroyed at the opening this morning, pushing all futures contracts into a positive basis and widened the backend out significantly.
Corn futures are trading with 5 to 5 ½ cents in the front months on Thursday, with new crop December up 3 cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 5 cents at $4.01 1/4. Continued strength...