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Railroad Backlog Emerging as Market and Regulatory Issue

The railroads report that they are working on solutions to the rail backup problem for the fall grain harvest season, and BNSF projects that it is on track to have eliminated past due deliveries by mid-September. The issue is not isolated to railcars, however.Rail backups were wreaking havoc this year on the ethanol sector, pushing prices up on the coasts and down in the Midwest near production facilities. Now we're seeing some of the same issues with regard to grains. The Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board (the Board) requested that BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway disclose their plans for resolving the backlog of grain car orders as well as begin providing weekly progress reports. The weekly reports were...

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Market Commentary: Tax Credit Hopes Bouy Soyoil; Wheat Gains on Weather; Cattle Turn Bearish

Weather and Congressional tax policy were at the forefront of futures traders’ minds on Wednesday and these two factors drove much of the day’s price action. The weather outlooks – favorable for the Corn Belt and dry for the Southern Plains, Europe, and Black Sea – creat...

Pesticide Assault; WTO Attacks U.S.; African Future

Pesticide Assault The Wall Street Journal reported that RFK, Jr.’s intent to ban all pesticides is running into opposition from other officials in the Trump Administration. His critics worry that removing pesticides will drive up food costs and know that inflation is a key consumer concer...

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Market Commentary: Tax Credit Hopes Bouy Soyoil; Wheat Gains on Weather; Cattle Turn Bearish

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