It is warm and dry, as you will know as a reader. It is also increasingly becoming clear in the grain trade that this is costing yield. Cocerla, for example, has made a substantial adjustment to the yield forecast for the European grain harvest. In the US it is not much better if we look at winter wheat. For corn and soy the situation is less urgent. Read more about the grain market.
Analysis|Published: Jul 10, 2026
The line between too much and too little is thin for many agricultural products. In seed onions, the line is especially thin because of the relatively short season. Demand from abroad for Dutch new onions is good. That also applies to supply. The market is fairly balanced but that balance can just as easily be disturbed again in either direction.
Analysis|Published: Jul 10, 2026
On the Chicago exchange, wheat managed the upward path better than in Paris. Developments regarding drought in Europe and the diesel shortage in Russia are apparently making a greater impression in Chicago than here. Read more about the grain market.
Analysis|Published: Jul 9, 2026
Oil rose quite a bit yesterday after Trump’s remarks about Iran. Rapeseed and soybean oil followed that movement somewhat. In the grain market, however, traders paid no attention to developments in the energy market. Russia meanwhile has its own oil crisis that is likely not passing unnoticed by agriculture there. The weather remains another market mover on the grain market. Here it is warm and dry. In Ukraine, growers are instead worried about rain that is forecast for the country. Read more about developments in the grain markets.
Analysis|Published: Jul 3, 2026
Warm and dry weather continues to dominate in Europe. In the wheat market, this has limited impact. For corn, it is different. On the Matif, corn was rising quite strongly. In the US, growing conditions for corn are relatively favorable.
Analysis|Published: Jun 30, 2026
The extremely warm weather of last week provided support on the grain market. Now that the mercury has dropped somewhat to more normal temperatures, the market is reacting to that as well. Whether that is entirely justified remains to be seen, of course. In the US, almost half of the winter wheat has now been harvested, as the new Crop Progress report shows. Read more about the wheat market and export position
