European Grain Markets
- After a distinctly slow week, the Matif grain markets closed fairly firm on Friday, making another bid to stem the decline
- Technically, wheat still holds the July low while corn closes on par with May, meaning bulls’ chances are rising again
- With sowing having started amid hot and dry weather in many European countries, the canola market is certainly now adding a weather premium, helping it to a firm weekly close
American Grain Markets
- After a non-stop slump through Thursday, the Chicago wheat market is also weak for the week. Friday’s rebound, however, comes just after reaching the May low
- Near the end of summer, conditions in the U.S. Corn Belt will finally be typically summer-like, and that’s obviously supporting soybean and corn prices
Black Sea Grain Markets
- On the final leg of the harvest of winter crops in Ukraine, the average yields of wheat, barley and canola there continue to increase
- Heavy rains are expected for spring wheat in Russia and Kazakhstan, and have begun in Hungary, with a negative impact on grain market prices.