THE OPEN Jan beans: 3 higher Dec meal: 1.10 higher Dec soyoil; 18 higher Dec corn: 2 higher Dec wheat: 5 higher The markets opened higher and found light profit-taking heading into the weekend. Oilshare traded firmer on unwinding of previous buy meal/sell soyoil trade. With funds long and adding this week, it would be natural for Friday to find end-of-week position squaring. Buy soy/sell grain trade and buy soyoil/sell meal were fan favorite spreads today. SOY
The soy complex started the day higher but the rally this week was met by an air of caution at new benchmark highs. Jan crush falls to 1.22c/bu while oilshare trades higher to 31.72%. The a...
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...
Key Takeaways: The agricultural trade surplus has become a sizable deficit: the balance swung from a $40.1 billion surplus in 2011 to a $40.7 billion deficit in 2025. Imports kept growing while exports lost momentum: between 2020 and 2025, agricultural imports increased 45 percent, compa...
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...
Regional News Dry weather across the UK and Europe is becoming increasingly concerning for the 2027 crops as planting intentions are lowered amid dry soil conditions. Delayed sowing or establishment under adverse conditions could leave crops more vulnerable to frost/freeze events and dise...