Daily Market Wire – May 19, 2023

US farm markets continued to shift lower on Thursday.

Wheat prices tumbled even lower, with Chicago SRW dropping 2.2%, Kansas City HRW lost 3.22%, and MGEX HRS fell by -3.63%.

Corn prices slumped 1.11%.

Soybean prices followed other grains lower, down 0.28%.

Meanwhile, the rest of the soy complex was mixed, as soymeal prices tumbled 2.63% lower, while soyoil bounced by +1.9%.

In Europe Sep wheat extended losses falling another 1.4%, while Aug rapeseed rebounded after sliding on Wednesday to a 30-month low.

Oil prices slid more than 1%, as strong US data boosted dollar.

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index in London fell for a sixth straight session, nears one-month low.

On Wall Street, US stock indexes extended this week’s rally, with growing optimism that the US will lift the debt ceiling and avoid a default.

The DXY rose by +0.71% and posted a 1-3/4 month high.

Notably, Chicago wheat July contract was down 13.6c/bu to 611.6c/bu;

Kansas wheat Jul contract was down 28.4c/bu to 857c/bu;

Minneapolis wheat Jul contract was down 31.2c/bu to 828.4c/bu;

MATIF wheat Sep contract, was down €3.25/t to €222.25/t;

Black Sea wheat June contract was down $1/t to $265.5/t;

ASX wheat Jul contract, was down A$5 to A$372.5/t;

US DWI Cash (durum wheat index) was down 8.17c/bu 812.21c/bu;

1CWAD (Canadian durum) avg reg was up C$0.14/t to C$401.64/t;

EDW (EU durum) Sep contract, was unchanged to €358.75/t;

Chicago corn Jul was down 6.2c/bu to 555.2c/bu;

MATIF corn Jun, was unchanged to €219.25/t;

Soybeans Jul contract down 3.6c/bu to 1333.2c/bu;

Winnipeg canola Jul was down C$11.2/t to C$702.9/t;

MATIF rapeseed Aug contract, was up 7/t to €403.5/t;

Brent crude Jul was down US$1.10 per barrel to $75.86;

WTI crude Jun was down US$0.97 per barrel to $71.86;

BDI Baltic Dry Index was down 23 points to 1.402;

Dow Jones was up 115.14 points to 33.535,91;

S&P 500 was up 39.28 points to 4.198,05;

NASDAQ Composite up 188.27 points to 12.688,84;

US dollar index (Jun ’23) was up 0.729 to 103.455;

AUD/USD weaker at US$0.6622;

USD/CAD firmer at $1.3502;

EUR/USD weaker at $1.0770;

USD/RUB firmer at ₽80.3760.