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James Brittain

Grains
  • February 9, 2021

Soybeans and Wheat Offer Greater Returns, Despite Corn Rally

Corn is more expensive than sugar for the first time in five years, de...

Grains
  • September 7, 2020

Strong Chinese Corn Purchases Couldn’t Save Market from Falling

China may need to import around 10m tonnes of corn next season. Its co...

Grains
  • August 27, 2020

US Corn Shows Resistance Against Iowan Windstorms

Brazilian, European and Chicago corn all rallied last week on the back...

  • August 18, 2020

US West Coast Container Rates at 10-Year High

Containerised Shipments 102 sailings from Asia to the US were cancelle...

Grains
  • August 12, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H1 August 2020

Price Action Forecast There are no changes to our forecast of 3,5 USD/...

Grains
  • August 3, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 3rd August 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • July 27, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 27th July 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • July 13, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 13th July 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • July 13, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H2 July 2020

Price Action    Market Commentary Higher ending stocks ...

Grains
  • July 7, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 7th July 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

  • July 3, 2020

Freight Update: Freight Market Soars on Chinese Demand

Bulk Shipments   The BDI made some tremendous gains in the l...

Grains
  • June 29, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H1 July 2020

Price Action    Market Commentary Except for the 2% ral...

Grains
  • June 29, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 29th June 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • June 22, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 22nd June 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • June 15, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H2 June 2020

Price Action       Market Commentary Despite ...

Grains
  • June 15, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 15th June 2020

Corn Futures Commerical PositioningCorn Futures Speculative Positionin...

Grains
  • June 8, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 8th June 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

  • June 5, 2020

Freight Update: Spot Container Rates Rally As Owners Idle Ships

Bulk Shipments   The BDI settled on 504pts at the end of May...

Grains
  • June 1, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 1st June 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • June 1, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H1 June 2020

Price Action Market Commentary Corn rallied in Chicago boosted by high...

Grains
  • May 26, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 26th May 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • May 18, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H2 May 2020

Price Action    Market Commentary Chicago Corn had a fl...

Grains
  • May 11, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 11th May 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

  • May 6, 2020

Freight Update: Early April’s Recovery Hopes Fade

 193 words / 1 minute reading time  Bulk Shipments  The...

Grains
  • May 4, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 4th May 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • May 4, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H1 May 2020

Price Action    Market Commentary Despite and end of th...

Sugar
  • April 27, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 27th April 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • April 21, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H2 April 2020

Price Action  Market Commentary Losses across all geographies and...

Grains
  • April 20, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 20th April 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • April 14, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 14th April 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • April 6, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H1 April 2020

Price Action     Market Commentary All grains fina...

  • April 6, 2020

Freight Update: A Flurry of Miner Activity Supports Market

472 words / 3 minute reading time Bulk Shipments   The Balti...

Grains
  • April 6, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 6th April 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • March 30, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 30th March 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • March 23, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H2 March 2020

Price Action    Market Commentary Chicago Corn plummete...

Grains
  • March 23, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 23rd March 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • March 16, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 16th March 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • March 9, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H1 March 2020

Price Action    Market Commentary Corn rallied last wee...

Grains
  • March 9, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 9th March 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

  • March 3, 2020

Freight Update: Bulk Freight Bottoms

Bulk Shipments   The Baltic Dry Bulk Index bottomed out at 4...

Grains
  • March 2, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 2nd March 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • February 24, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H2 February 2020

Price Action    Market Commentary China has not given s...

Grains
  • February 24, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 24th February 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • February 17, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 17th February 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • February 10, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H1 February 2020

Price Action    Market Commentary Corn in Chicago was p...

Grains
  • February 10, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 10th February 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

  • February 3, 2020

Freight Update – Capesize collapse continues, Container Index resilient (so far).

Bulk Shipments   The BDI settled at 498pts yesterday, repres...

Grains
  • February 3, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 3rd February 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • January 27, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 27th January 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • January 20, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 20th January 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Weekly Corn Futures Commerical Po...

  • January 14, 2020

Freight Update – Index Slides Further, Despite Strong Low Sulphur Bunker Premium

531 words / 3 minute reading time  Bulk Shipments The BDI has los...

Grains
  • January 13, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 13th January 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commercial Positioni...

Grains
  • January 7, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 7th January 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • December 16, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 10th December 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

  • December 10, 2019

Freight Update – Low Sulphur Premium Peak?

Bulk Shipments   The Capesize index had a positive impact on...

Grains
  • December 9, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 9th December 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • December 3, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 3rd December 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • November 25, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 25th November 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

  • November 19, 2019

Freight Update – Is Bulk Freight Now Cheap Enough?

Bulk Shipments The BDI continues to lose ground, settling at 1364pts o...

Grains
  • November 18, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 18th November 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • October 20, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 21st October 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning (values as of 15th October 2019) ...

Grains
  • October 13, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 14th October 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

  • October 7, 2019

Freight Update – Baltic Index Collapses

Bulk Shipments   After making multi-year highs during Septem...

Grains
  • October 6, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 7th October 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • September 29, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 30th September 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • September 22, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 23rd September 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • September 15, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update, 16th September 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

  • September 10, 2019

Freight Update – Baltic Index at Nine Year High

Bulk Shipments  The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of the dry bulk f...

Grains
  • September 8, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 9th September 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • September 1, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 2nd September 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • August 26, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 27th August 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • August 11, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 12th August 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • August 4, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 5th August 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • July 21, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 22nd July 2019

The net speculative long position is currently the largest in corn sin...

Grains
  • July 14, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 15th July 2019

The commercials continue to sell into the strong prices: short has inc...

Grains
  • July 8, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 9th July 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

Grains
  • June 30, 2019

CFTC Corn – Record Spec Length (almost)

Current Spec Length 280,005 lots. All-time record: 282,651 lots. Trade...

Grains
  • June 23, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 24th June 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

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