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PM Post - Eyeing Next WASDE

THE OPEN November beans:  1 higher December meal:  .30 higher December soyoil:  50 pts higher December corn:  3 higher December wheat:  6 higher The markets opened as expected but found selling and a choppy trade.  Energies found profit-taking which impacted soyoil futures as new highs were set at the open.  The lack of export sales announcements remains a bearish input for beans.  While China is buying, it seems that they are purchasing cotton and palm oil, not other ags as promised in the Phased One deal.   SOY

The soy complex opened as expected but after a labored rally beans found willing sellers.  Soyoil futures/oilshare found profit-taking as well, after Dec. soyoil post...

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