THE OPEN:

Nov beans: 2 1/2 lower Dec meal: .50 lower Dec soyoil: 20 lower Dec corn: 2 lower Dec wheat: 3 1/4 higher

The markets opened as called, which was mostly weaker (except for wheat). Selling was noted for the soy complex out of the starting gate, with more buy grains/sell soy spread trade. Oilshare and the crush worked their way lower. By the middle of the day it was clear that bears were going to win the battle with most of the markets, except wheat, trending weaker. SOY The soy complex worked lower today as the sell side of a buy grains/sell soy spread trade. Better rains are now forecast next week for Brazil, and plantings in the major producing-state of Mato Grosso can begin. Weaker currencies are giving Brazilian far...