THE OPEN March beans: 2 1/4 lower March meal: .20 lower March soyoil: 25 lower March corn: 2 1/2 higher March wheat: 1 higher The markets opened as called, though more weakness was noted for the soy complex at the start of the day. Grains recovered, led by corn as new shorts yesterday elected to cover something in today, perhaps on the Senate's passage of the USMCA trade deal. Buy corn/sell wheat and bean trade was noted, along with recovery trade in soyoil futures. Profit taking on both sides seemed to be the theme of the day. Corn continued its rally into the midday hour. SOY
The main feature in the early session was that of lower bean and soyoil trade, whic...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices extended their rally today, supported by several developments, including escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and growing concerns about supply disruptions. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to remove 50 perc...
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USDA released its October Cattle on Feed report Friday, showing 11.4 million cattle in feedlots with capacity for 1,000 head or more, slightly below last year. September placements were the lowest for the month since records began in 1996, marking the third consecutive month of placements sett...
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