Good Morning!
Busy day starting with Producer Price Index (PPI) at 7:30 A.M. followed by the last Crop Production USDA Supply/Demand report of 2017 at 11:00 A.M., API Energy Stocks at 3:30 P.M and the FOMC meeting today and tomorrow in which investors see the writing on the wall and are gearing for a rate hike. On the Corn front the March Corn broke to a new record low as NAFTA concerns and supplies ideas continue to pressure the market. The U.S. dollar has strengthened with a Hawkish Fed expected to raise interest rates, while the Brazilian Real has weakened, which could help their exports. In the overnight electronic session the March Corn is currently trading at 349 ¾, which is ¾ of a cent higher. The trading range has been 349 ¾ to 349.
On the Ethanol front the January contract is currently trading at 1/295 which is .021 cents lower. The trading range has been 1.305 to 1.280. The market has an estimated 15 contracts traded with Open Interest at 1,277 contracts. The market is currently showing 2 bids @ 1.298 and 2 offers @ 1.304.
On the Crude Oil front the market is flying high this morning with January contract currently trading at 5848, which is 49 tics higher in the overnight electronic session. The trading range has been 5856 to 5790. Investors are wondering if last week’s data may have been skewed with the large NAFTA delivery to China. In any event, traders are expecting an adjustment on tonight’s data and expect the winds behind our sales as we see the economy heating up and we do not want to have it overheated after a decade of 0 growth.
On the Natural Gas front if we do not get a dose of extreme cold weather we can expect the pipelines to continue to flow with product, which is not a good thing for our producers. In the overnight electronic session the January contract is currently trading at 2.820, which is .008 of a cent lower. The trading range has been 2.844 to 2.798.
Have a Great Trading Day!