Daily Ag Direction 8/15/25
Green on the screen this morning with the main feature being corn's resiliance after getting undercut by Tuesday's USDA report. Both exporters and domestic end users are commenting on increased demand following the break in the corn market, so it looks like the shock of the published yield and acreage numbers has been absorbed by the market for now. Beans showing similar resiliance; this week has seen an uptick in volatility as looming new crop yields and China trade deals hang in the balance. Beans are again above the 200 day moving average with sell signals across all contracts, so today's close will have implications from a technical perspective. Wheat is catching a small bounce on the updraft after trading lower early in the overnight session. Mixed bag as far as production estimates from global competitors on the wheat front, but US export sales numbers on HRW are supportive.
Dec corn is +3 at 4.005
Nov beans are +6 at 10.345
Sep KC wheat is +3 at 5.075
July '26 KC wheat is +2 at 5.69
Sep Chi wheat is +4 at 5.07
July '26 Chi wheat is +2 at 5.65
August feeder cattle are +0.425 at 340.825
August live cattle are +0.125 at 233.475
If you have any questions, please reach out to your CEA Risk Management Advisor and have a great day!
Matt Hartwell (316) 617-0690
