Written Commentary
London Wheat Report
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US markets were a little more subdued today than the rest of the week, no double digit gains or losses which in these volatile markets which we’ve seen of late, could be music to some people’s ears. Beans were slightly off, only 3 cents. Meal was also down, while oil had a slight jump. Corn was effectively flat after yesterday’s gains. Chicago wheat stayed level whilst Kansas and Minap wheat were down and up two cents, respectively.
Matif Rape saw its second day in the green after a number of days on the slide, ending the day up around 3 euros. European wheat markets were mixed in today’s trading. Matif wheat was slightly up whilst London was slightly down. Matif March was up 2 euros. Old and new crop London were both down. May came off further than Nov which left the spread trading wider again, now around the £13.75 mark. Volume was evenly spread over the two expiries and stood around 300 lots across the curve.
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