GOOD MORNING, Prices were mixed in the evening, higher for beans and soyoil with corn struggling and all turning in the red by the AM hour. Soyoil prices are proceeding with caution as some expect an EPA story about biofuels. The rumors are that the EPA may finally release two years’ worth of mandates today. The corn market was able to shrug off biofuel concerns, as it may have little bearing on E-10 blending, which accounts for most of ethanol usage in the US. It will have a larger impact on RIN prices. Tonight’s Commitment-of-Traders report will probably find funds short wheat and meal, and thus the short-covering in the wheat market continues. Active global tenders and questions about Russia&rs...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. launches naval escort operations in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran attacks UAE oil infrastructure, escalating geopolitical risk and supporting energy and broader commodity markets Biofuel demand entering uncharted territory, with soyoil valuation increasingly di...
The Middle East is said to be undergoing a transformation as economic priorities transcend security concerns. This is evidenced by diversification away from oil and the UAE’s departure from OPEC. Meanwhile, the Palestine issue has been deprioritized, and Iran has emerged as more destabili...
All eyes are shifting to the Senate following the House passage of a farm bill last Thursday. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-Arkansas) is targeting the end of May or early June for a bill markup. According to Boozman, the House “going ahead and passing something was re...
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