Today was National Poinsettia Day, a plant that is supposed to symbolize goodwill and success but that is only true for the bears today.  There was red all over Chicago and New York as investors counted their blessings of too much grain and too much risk. The only thing rising in value was the U.S. dollar, giving another reason to be bearish ags. There were a few outliers for the farm belt on Friday with soymeal, hogs and French wheat closing higher.  For the week as a whole - livestock and Minneapolis wheat saw gains. The trends, if there are any, include the following:

It was the fourth straight week lower for SRW.  It was a third week higher for cattle and hogs. It was a second straight week lower for corn, soybeans and s...