THE OPEN Nov beans: 2 higher Dec meal: .90 lower Dec soyoil: 50 higher Dec corn: 1 higher Dec wheat: 2 lower The markets opened as expected but it was downhill again from there as the soy complex turned red and corn made new lows. Funds continue to liquidate out of length before the report and as harvest resumes. Buy corn/sell wheat and flip-flopping in oilshare were dominant features of trade. Into the midday hour, prices turned higher from lower signaling the kick-off to a possible congestion phase into report time. SOY
The soy complex opened higher but turned two-sided as soyoil broke lower on the day from a sharply higher overnight trade. Soyoil prices whip-sawed arou...
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...
