Market Alerts
- 17 September 2021
- 8:21
ODA Market Alert: UK 🇬🇧 Milling premiums on the rise.
As expected milling premiums are raising fast in the UK, as well as in the Continent. They are now trading above £30/t. This was ODA's initial target to start fixing some volume. Nervertheless, we would remain patient, at this stage. Indeed, when comparing to the 2008 situation when world wheat supplies were also very tight, we can foresee more potential on the very short term. So we advise our clients to target £40 to fix the premiums. For any question please contact your ODA consultant.
- 15 September 2021
- 11:30
ODA Market Alert: StatCan 🇨🇦 releases a bullish report. Wheat and Rapeseed prices react strongly.
Latest official Canadian data, released yesterday, triggered a strong market reaction. Canadian canola production is seen at its lowest level since 2010 at only 12Mt, vs 20Mt just 2 months ago. Same for wheat, with a reduction of more than 12Mt yoy. MATIF 🇪🇺 rapeseed markets are back to their highest level of the season, with the €600 now looming. MATIF 🇪🇺 wheat and LIFFE 🇬🇧 also reacted positively with a 4% rebound in the last 2 trading days. These figures sent a strong reminder that markets are going to remain very tight this season and that any price drop is very unlikely on the short-term.
- 10 September 2021
- 17:30
ODA Market Alert: USDA foresees higher harvested US 🇺🇸 acreage for corn and wheat, lower harvested soybean area.
In the true tradition of the USDA, they made only conservative changes to this month’s supply & demand estimates. Yes, they lifted anticipated harvested area and yields for US corn and reduced soy area, but lifted soy yields. However, ‘the market’ had priced-in a more aggressive stance. Fool on the market (although the market is always right in the end). While USDA is defensive in nature with it's stats updates, we cannot ignore that in subsequent USDA reports these numbers (acreage/yields) may likely incrementally grow. Overall, we consider this report as a neutral-to-mildly-bullish factor for grains in the short-term, but bend towards a slightly more positive slant for oilseeds prices. For wheat, this report should be considered neutral.
- 9 September 2021
- 9:17
ODA Market Alert: USDA release updated US 🇺🇸 cropping areas early. Markets weaken only slightly.
US officials accidentally released their updated plantings acreage data today, which was scheduled for release after tomorrow’s WASDE report. The updated area estimates see corn, soybeans and wheat areas all higher than previously calculated, suggesting slightly higher overall production levels for each crop. The market had been expecting a more aggressive revision higher to the numbers and so Chicago futures are only slightly weaker in early trading. More to come in Thursday's ODA Weekly.
- 7 September 2021
- 16:34
ODA Market Alert: Australian 🇦🇺 wheat harvest begins, but doubts surface over near-record production outlook.
Queensland farmers in Australia have begun their wheat harvest, with generally good prospects on the cards. ABARES expects a national crop of 32.6Mt, which would be the second largest on record. However, some are struggling with less than ideal weather conditions, mouse plagues and, frost damage across Western Australia. With quality wheats in short supply this year, the world needs a decent Aussie crop quality. If quality here is downgraded, then milling premiums should remain firm, worldwide.🌎.
- 6 September 2021
- 10:06
ODA Market Alert: 1st estimation of French 🇫🇷 wheat crop quality confirms significant downgrades.
According to FranceAgriMer, only 39% of the French wheat crop has achieved a test weight above the minimum 76kg/hl requirement for the export market. Given the poor harvest in US 🇺🇸, Canada 🇨🇦 and Kazakhstan🇰🇿 and the relatively inelastic demand profile, the world is facing a shortage of quality wheats; suggesting premiums are likely to remain firm. Conversely, the feed complex should be amply supplied, with large feed wheat supplies and record corn crops expected for China 🇨🇳 , Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Europe 🇪🇺. As such, it could soon be appropriate to sell additional stocks of the feed base price, while storing any wheats/malting barley that are ‘in-spec’, for marketing later in the season.
- 30 August 2021
- 10:20
ODA market alert: Prices still supportive amid tighter supplies and strong international demand.
Prices opened on the upside again this Monday. Markets remain very nervous as Algeria, Egypt and Pakistan are tendering for large wheat volumes for October deliveries. StatCan will also communicate on the latest Canadian 🇨🇦 wheat and canola production forecast, with a high probability for significantly lower supplies again. In Europe 🇪🇺, harvest is coming to an end with very mix quality results. In the UK 🇬🇧, harvest is still ongoing with significant delays due to wet conditions. We expect prices to remain supportive and will soon consider selling opportunities.
- 27 August 2021
- 9:19
ODA Market Alert: Russian 🇷🇺 domestic wheat prices jumped to $300 in August, raising concerns about food price inflation and possible government reaction.
Wheat prices for the month are surging to the highest in at least a decade, contrary to the typical decline during this period, as the new harvest flows in. This is the result of farmers holding their grain back from the market. The current floating export tax was meant to help stifle inflation, yet the annual rate is now 6.5%; the highest since 2016. Russian exports have thus been surprisingly slow so far and one can question how the government will react to current inflation rates. To be followed...
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| unk1 | Contract | Month | Last | unk2 | unk3 | Chg | Open | High | Low | Volume | OpenInt | Exchange | Date | Time | Title | File |
| t-ice | WHEAT | Nov '21 | 194.00 | 194.00 | -0.50 | 194.50 | 195.00 | 194.00 | 43 | 3001 | ICE | 09/24/21 | 09:08:49 | LONDON FEED WHEAT | LONDON_FEED_WHEAT | |
| t-ice | WHEAT | Jan '22 | 197.75y | 197.75 | y | ICE | 09/23/21 | 12:00:00 | LONDON FEED WHEAT | LONDON_FEED_WHEAT | ||||||
| t-ice | WHEAT | Mar '22 | 198.00y | 198.00 | y | 58 | ICE | 09/23/21 | 12:00:00 | LONDON FEED WHEAT | LONDON_FEED_WHEAT | |||||
| t-ice | WHEAT | May '22 | 198.00 | 198.00 | -2.00 | 198.00 | 198.00 | 198.00 | 25 | 5046 | ICE | 09/24/21 | 09:46:55 | LONDON FEED WHEAT | LONDON_FEED_WHEAT | |
| t-ice | WHEAT | Jul '22 | 191.80y | 191.80 | y | ICE | 09/23/21 | 12:00:00 | LONDON FEED WHEAT | LONDON_FEED_WHEAT | ||||||
| t-ice | WHEAT | Nov '22 | 178.00y | 178.00 | y | 1899 | ICE | 09/23/21 | 12:00:00 | LONDON FEED WHEAT | LONDON_FEED_WHEAT | |||||
| t-ice | WHEAT | Jan '23 | 177.25y | 177.25 | y | ICE | 09/23/21 | 12:00:00 | LONDON FEED WHEAT | LONDON_FEED_WHEAT | ||||||
| t-ice | WHEAT | Mar '23 | 175.50y | 175.50 | y | ICE | 09/23/21 | 12:00:00 | LONDON FEED WHEAT | LONDON_FEED_WHEAT | ||||||
| t-ice | WHEAT | May '23 | 174.20y | 174.20 | y | ICE | 09/23/21 | 12:00:00 | LONDON FEED WHEAT | LONDON_FEED_WHEAT | ||||||
| t-ice | WHEAT | Nov '23 | 172.25y | 172.25 | y | 19 | ICE | 09/23/21 | 12:00:00 | LONDON FEED WHEAT | LONDON_FEED_WHEAT |
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