Grain and soy futures prices were mixed as last evening’s trading began, but they soon drifted lower with soybeans and soymeal taking the lead in typical holiday volume. The lower move continued after the trading recess and began to accelerate about midway through the day session with the soy complex still in the lead. Much of the selling is technical chart-related, but cash merchants report a modest pickup in selling by farmers apparently in need cash or wanting to take some income in 2017 ahead of the new tax law that goes into effect 1 January. The soy complex lost its forward momentum today. January soybeans closed down 9.75 cents ahead of first delivery intentions, and the March contract fell 10.75 cents. Soyoil was the big lose...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
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