The rally of grain and soy futures prices marches on in a manner not seen since last summer. Again, the charge has been led by soyoil with the May contract up another 42 points to close above the 34.00 mark. General Comments Per the months of rumors and our Common Thread piece of 24 March, China formally announced today that it was eliminating its high purchase (support) price on corn in favor of a system of direct payments to farmers, although many details are lacking. This should create a much greater degree of market orientation to domestic feed grain values. The Chinese government is now free to move ahead with auctions of corn from its enormous reserve stocks. Rumors are that it wants to move 40-50 MMT of older stocks with deteriorat...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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