THE OPEN May beans:  11 3/4 higher May meal:     3.90 higher May soyoil:   33 higher May corn:    5 3/4 higher May wheat:  3 1/4 higher The markets opened higher on the back of short-covering activity and firmer world stocks, but early gains faded by the time the 11:00 hour rolled around.  Mini-trends became more apparent as corn held firm vs. beans.    Oilshare was steady as soyoil found some interim stability at the open, trading lower as crude oil prices broke towards their lows once again.  A firmer wheat market also fizzled to two-sided price action, with Chicago markets losing to KC and Minn. SOY

The soy complex opened higher with beans and soyoil posting fresh...