SPREADS CIF corn firms back, which is narrowing the Dec/March corn spread into 4 3/4c from 6c. Dec/Dec corn inverse trades back up to 15c from 13 1/2c. Dec/March wheat narrows into 6 3/4c from 7 3/4c. Dec wheat/corn trades from 1.77 1/2c down to 1.72. Jan/March beans are at a 2c inverse from 1 1/4c, firming from a small carry this week. Dec/March meal trades back up to $5.00 from $4.30. Jan crush trades to 1.07c/bu while oilshare trades up to 32.36%. PALM OIL Feb. palm up closed up 81 ringgits, kicking off a further soyoil rally today. Palm prices rallied at a slower pace as weakness in Malaysian Nov exports were noted, while lower ending stocks and production due to Covid cushion the sell-...
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...
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