With the corn/soybean harvests in their final stage and the normal slowdown of a holiday week, the current markets may not generate much that deserves analysis. There is some history of significant short-term price action on the Friday following the Thanksgiving Day market closure. For whatever reason, trading volume is usually quite low, and buy/sell orders can have proportionately greater impact. It is usually easier to push prices in either direction on that particular day. Below are three items that drew our attention in this otherwise slow period for markets. - The oats futures market usually flies under the radar of analytical attention because of the very small commercial interest and therefore limited speculative interest. Its tra...
What You Need to Know Today: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured reelection on Sunday, defeating right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro despite trailing in the first round of voting. The surprise victory triggered a sharp selloff in Brazilian financial market...
The 2026 midterm elections are a week from tomorrow, but early voting has been taking place for weeks. At stake is control of Congress, including the House of Representatives, where all 435 seats are contested, and the Senate, where approximately one-third of the seats are up for election. Farm...
Key Takeaways: Total U.S. crop acres (excluding hay) are forecast to expand fractionally this year due to greater oilseed crop and winter wheat plantings. One of the key drivers of this year’s crop outlook is input costs, and crops with a lower cost profile have an advantage in producers...
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