THE OPEN Nov beans: 2 higher Dec meal: .20 higher Dec soyoil: 32 higher Dec corn: 3 higher Dec wheat: 7 higher The markets opened as called with the soy complex trending weaker after the open as grains stood its ground. The lack of business announcements remains a trouble spot for beans. Weaker energies weighed on oilshare. The US dollar traded to an 11-month high, which should have been a bit negative, but not an influence today as traders position in front of tomorrow's report. At the open, prices found more buying activity, particularly in the soy complex. SOY
The soy complex opened as called with tentative trade and spreads that were slightly firmer. Dec...
What You Need to Know Today: The U.S. and Iran resumed missile strikes after a brief pause in fighting, raising concerns that the five-month conflict could expand across the Middle East. Jordan intercepted Iranian missiles, Kuwait reported a fatal strike, and drone attacks damaged two natural...
The Senate Agriculture Committee will take up the farm bill next week, and a number of amendments targeting the meat industry are expected to be offered. Two of the most potentially damaging are the Schumer amendment, based on his bill, the Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, and mandatory co...
Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village, published in 1770, is of a timeless quality. It is a 425-line lament for a disappearing rural world, where prosperous villages give way to larger estates, fewer farmers, and emigration. One passage even follows those leaving for the new colony of Georgia...
