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USDA Lowers Spring Wheat Production

Published July 12, 2021

Stone X Group Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman was expecting the USDA’s spring wheat production estimates to be low, but then, the USDA went lower. "I had one of the lowest trade guesses for wheat at 358 million bushels and…

China Buys More U.S. Soybeans

Published June 25, 2021

China bought at least 12.3 million bushels of U.S. soybeans in the last week. StoneX Group Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman says USDA's confirmation was the first flash report with China buying U.S. soybeans since April 23. "It's pretty monumental.…

Widespread Dry Conditions Can Impact the U.S. Crop

Published June 2, 2021

The dryness happening in North Dakota isn’t enough to be a market mover by itself, but add in South Dakota, Nebraska, portions of Minnesota and Iowa and things change. "There's a significant area of the Midwest that is struggling for…

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Traders Keep a Close Eye on South American Production

Published May 13, 2021

In the May WASDE report, USDA left Argentina’s corn and soybean production unchanged at 47 million metric tons. At the same time, USDA lowered Brazil’s corn production estimate to 102 million metric tons. "I think the trade will assume this…

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Stimulus Money Credited for Market Volatility

Published May 4, 2021

The volatility in the grain market can be credited to an infusion of government money into the economy. That’s the word from StoneX Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman. "We've increased money supply in our economy by about $5 trillion due…

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China Buys More U.S. Corn

Published March 17, 2021

China bought more than 1.2 million metric tons of U.S. corn on Wednesday. This purchase is larger than Tuesday’s sale and the second largest corn sale on record. Stone X Group Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman says the purchases are…

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China’s Corn Purchases May Be More Political than Fundamental

Published January 28, 2021

China is making big purchases of U.S. corn, but those purchases may be more political than fundamental-based. StoneX Group Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman questions why this is happening now. "Why such a big sale that could risk doing something…

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Little Margin for Error

Published October 9, 2020

USDA dropped soybean acres and increased exports. StoneX Group Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman says that "leaves very little margin for error with production problems in South America." The Agriculture Department cut 700,000 acres from the planted and harvested acres.…

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Sept. WASDE Report Released Later This Week

Published September 7, 2020

StoneX Group Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman says the bottom line for the markets this week is what happens with the balance sheet from USDA. The results of the USDA's Crop Production and the World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate…

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Derecho Damage Continues to Have a Market Impact

Published August 22, 2020

The USDA is predicting good corn and soybean crops in South Dakota and essentially, good crops across the country. While last week’s storm may not directly impact South Dakota farmers, Stone X Group Inc., Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman says…

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Articles tagged under: Arlan Suderman

USDA Lowers Spring Wheat Production

China Buys More U.S. Soybeans

Widespread Dry Conditions Can Impact the U.S. Crop

Traders Keep a Close Eye on South American Production

Stimulus Money Credited for Market Volatility

China Buys More U.S. Corn

China’s Corn Purchases May Be More Political than Fundamental

Little Margin for Error

Sept. WASDE Report Released Later This Week

Derecho Damage Continues to Have a Market Impact

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