The Market After dropping lower during the first four trading sessions of this week, May soybeans closed up on Friday by nearly 15 cents. However, that only paired part of the losses for the week and the contract’s net for the week was a decline of 0.9 percent. May soyoil also took a loss for the week, losing 3 cents of 6.1 percent in value. The bright spot was soymeal, with the May contract gaining $13.30 or 3.39 percent after five trading sessions. The gains and losses were shallower for the November soybeans/December meal and oil contracts.
In the week to 9 April, speculators increased their net short position in soybeans by 1.7 percent to 159,082 contracts. This week featured the April USDA WASDE, and it added to...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
