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BQC Afternoon Comments Jan 30.2025

CLOSING COMMENTS

Natural Gas:

Saw a sharp drop from it’s mid January highs due to a more mild February weather forecast. Snow is expected to hit the Pacific Northwest but is relativity absent from the rest of the country in the 10 day forecast. 

Natural Gas

Brazil’s Crop Schedule can be seen below. The 2nd crop corn planting is normally much further along. estimate range from 5-10% complete at this time which is behind pace.

Brazil Crop Schedule

Corn Grown in the US primarily is used for Feed, FSI an Ethanol, but Exports tend to be the outlet that fluctuates the most with internal and external influences. This Saturday’s tariff announcement could market one of those major influences regarding corn to Mexico.

US Corn

CALENDAR SPREADS

Spread

Last

Chg

Full

% of FC

CH25/CK25

-11 1/4

– 3/4

-21 1/4

53%

SH25/SK25

-15 3/4

-1   

-27 1/4

58%

SK25/SN25

-14 3/4

-1 1/4

-27 1/2

54%

SH25/SN25

-30 1/2

-2 1/4

-54 1/2

56%

MWH25/MWK25

-7 3/4

 +3/4

-20 3/4

37%

WH25/WK25

-12 1/2

+1   

-16 1/4

77%

KWH25/KWK25

-10   

0   

-16 1/2

61%

COST OF CARRY

 

Daily Trading Limits: Corn $0.30 (expanded $0.45); Soybeans $0.85 (expanded $1.30); Minneapolis Wheat $0.60 (expanded $0.90); KC Wheat $0.40 (expanded $0.60); Chicago Wheat $0.40 (expanded $0.60)

Futures Settlements & Technicals

Symbol

Close

Chg

High

Low

Support

Resist

20-Day

50-Day

CH25

490 1/4

-6 3/4

497   

490   

487   

498   

474 3/4

454 1/2

CK25

501 1/2

-6   

507 1/4

500 3/4

498   

509   

484   

462 1/4

SH25

1044   

-16 1/2

1060 1/2

1042   

1038   

1048   

1032 1/4

1008 1/4

SK25

1059 3/4

-15 1/2

1076   

1057 3/4

1056   

1066   

1045   

1020   

SN25

1074 1/2

-14 1/4

1089 1/4

1072 1/2

1068   

1078   

1056 1/2

1031 1/2

MWH25

620 1/4

+6 1/2

622   

610 3/4

615   

625   

593 1/2

595 1/2

MWK25

628   

+5 3/4

629 1/2

620   

623   

630   

602 3/4

604   

WH25

566 1/2

+4   

569 3/4

559   

562   

573   

544 1/4

549   

WK25

579   

+3   

582 3/4

572 3/4

574   

584   

556 3/4

559 3/4

KWH25

588 1/4

+8   

590 3/4

576   

583   

593   

559 1/2

556 3/4

KWK25

598 1/4

+8   

600   

586   

589   

601   

569   

565   

SMH25

304.7

-5.10

310.3

303.7

303.00

310.70

305.40

301.10

BOH25

44.98

+0.01

45.17

44.1

44.60

45.40

44.06

42.80

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