Share Key highlights for first quarter fiscal year 2026 financial results: "CHS was well positioned to serve our owners during a strong harvest, contributing to higher performance in our energy segment. However, the ag market overall continues to be challenged both by global market dynamics and a tighter spending environment for farmers,†said Jay Debertin, president and CEO of CHS. "By prioritizing efficiency, diversified supply chains and operational excellence, we continue to be focused on bringing value ...

Corn: The corn market was quietly higher early Wednesday morning, though it likely had more to do with spillover buying from soybeans than anything tied to the potential double-decker “deal” of the US taking oil from Venezuela to buy Greenland. The March issue (ZCH26) posted a 1.75-cent trading range overnight, from down 0.25 cent to up 1.5 cents on trade volume of 10,000 contracts and was sitting 1.25 cents higher at this writing. Recall March closed 0.5 cent lower Tuesday after settling 7.0 cents higher t ...

The wheat complex is showing gains across the front months on Tuesday. Chicago SRW futures are fractionally to 2 cents higher so far. KC HRW futures are trading 4 to 5 ½ cents on Tuesday. MPLS spring wheat is showing fractional gains at midday. The next 7 day forecast from NOAA shows 1-2 inches expected for much of SRW country, with very little seen for parts of the Southern Plains. More News from Barchart USDA Export Sales data shows all wheat export commitments at 20.108 MMT, an 18% increase from th ...

Wheat is trading with contracts mixed and winter wheats holding higher. The wheat complex posted gains across the three exchanges to close out the Monday session. Chicago SRW futures closed with 5 to 6 cent gains. Open interest was down 4,044 contracts, indicating short covering. KC HRW futures were 5 to 6 cents in the green at the final bell. MPLS spring wheat was fractionally higher at the close. Monday morning’s Export Inspections report showed a total of just 183,305 MT (6.74 mbu) of wheat shipped in ...

Corn: The corn market was quietly mixed pre-dawn as global trade focuses on the bigger issue of war mongering. As of this writing both the March and May issues were sitting unchanged on light trade volume while deferred issues were showing fractional losses. Fundamentally, the National Corn Index ($CNCI) was calculated near $4.0775 Monday night putting national average basis at 36.75 cents under March futures as compared to last Friday’s final figure of 37.25 cents under and the previous 5-year low weekly c ...

Corn: The third King of Commodities, King Corn, stayed out of the fray for now, showing light trade volume pre-dawn Monday with contracts in the green across the board. Fundamentally, the market hasn’t changed. The National Corn Index ($CNCI) was priced last Friday near $4.0025, putting national average basis at 37.25 cents under March futures (ZCH26) as compared to the previous 5-year low weekly close for last week of 27.0 cents under with the previous 10-year low weekly close at 35.25 cents under. Fundame ...

The wheat complex is trading with losses so far on Friday. Chicago SRW futures are 1 to 2 cents lower KC HRW futures are also 1 to 2 cents in the red. MPLS spring wheat is down 4 to 5 1/4 cents at midday. Details on the Farm Bridge Assistance program were released by the USDA on Wednesday, with the wheat payment tallied at $39.35/acre. More News from Barchart USDA Export Sales data will be out on Monday morning for the week of Christmas, as traders are looking for between 100,000 to 500,000 MT in whea ...

The wheat complex was weaker on the Wednesday session with all three exchanges closing out 2025 with losses. Chicago SRW futures were 3 to 4 cents lower. KC HRW futures were 7 to 8 cents in the red on Wednesday. MPLS spring wheat was down 4 to 5 cents at the close. The market will be closed on Thursday for New Years Day, with a hard open at 8:30 am CST on Friday. More News from Barchart Commitment of Traders data from this afternoon showed spec traders holding a net short of 91,665 contracts in CBT wh ...

Wheat is heading into the New Years Eve session with losses across the three markets. The wheat complex closed with losses across all three exchanges on Tuesday. Chicago SRW futures were 2 to 3 cents lower at the close. Open interest was up 6,890 contracts on Tuesday, KC HRW futures were down 5 to 6 cents on Tuesday. Preliminary open interest was down 8181 contracts on Tuesday. MPLS spring wheat was fractionally lower on the day. The market will be closed on Thursday for New Years Day, with a hard open at ...

Corn: The corn market was quietly lower overnight through early Tuesday morning. Did you expect a different opening line this time around the clock? The March issue posted a 1.0-cent trading range on trade volume, if you want to call it that, of fewer than 6,000 contracts. That’s all I need to say about the overnight session as of this writing, so let’s turn our attention back to Monday afternoon and evening. Recall March closed 7.75 cents lower while May was down 7.5 cents and July finished 7.25 cents in t ...