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Inconvenient Truths; Fast or Slow Walking; Purdue Off/On Message

Inconvenient Truths In Beijing, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Washington has a "fundamental disagreement" with China on economic and trade policy as well as human rights and foreign policy. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi rejected all of that and called on the Trump administration to stop "escalating trade friction… [interfering with Beijing’s rights] on the Taiwan issue… [and warrantlessly condemning China’s] domestic and foreign policies." More diplomatically, WTO Deputy Director Alan Wolff told a Geneva audience that China’s rapid rise, coupled with the way it organizes its economy, has introduced “discontinuities and disturbances.” More hopefully, he describes a search for an...

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May 26 Corn closed at $4.4575/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Wheat closed at $5.7725/bushel, down $0.1425 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Soybeans closed at $11.64/bushel, down $0.0675 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Soymeal closed at $312.9/short ton, down...

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