GOOD MORNING, Prices are lower across the board on more fund selling as weather moving forward continues to favor a good pace of harvest. Outside markets are lower, so there seems to be a macro-influence here along with harvest pressure. Crude oil prices are lower as world stock markets trade down. The US dollar trades to new monthly highs as it is seen as the safe haven, which is also price negative for Ags this AM. Concerns over China's property developer Evergrande's solvency spooked equity markets even as traders brace for more tapering comments from the Fed. World vegoils are trading weaker together with crude, palm, and canola prices lower. December soyoil trades downward taking beans with it. Egy...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices dropped sharply with traffic flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. There were reports that Iran was behind an attack on a cargo ship near the coast of Oman, which would be a violation of the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran. Pr...
On Wednesday, the White House submitted a national security supplemental spending request for $87.6 billion. The majority of the request includes funding for the conflict in the Middle East, but there are agricultural provisions as well. The supplemental funding package includes more than $11 b...
Can we really expect a bushel of corn to carry an environmental passport throughout the entire food system? One that reliably documents its carbon footprint, biodiversity impacts, water use, soil carbon, and other environmental attributes all the way from the farm field to the consumer? This is...
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