Mar 25 Corn closed at $4.765/bushel, up $0.06 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Wheat closed at $5.45/bushel, up $0.1425 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Soybeans closed at $10.53/bushel, up $0.2775 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Soymeal closed at $307.8/short ton, up $9.5 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Soyoil closed at 45.99 cents/lb up 0.41 cents from yesterday's close. Feb 25 Live Cattle closed at $197.4/cwt down $1.375 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Feeder Cattle closed at $267.9/cwt down $1.5 from yesterday's close. Feb 25 Lean Hogs closed at $83.175/cwt up $0.625 from yesterday's close. Feb 25 WTI Crude Oil closed at $78.68/barrel up $2.11 from yesterday's close. ...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. launches naval escort operations in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran attacks UAE oil infrastructure, escalating geopolitical risk and supporting energy and broader commodity markets Biofuel demand entering uncharted territory, with soyoil valuation increasingly di...
The Middle East is said to be undergoing a transformation as economic priorities transcend security concerns. This is evidenced by diversification away from oil and the UAE’s departure from OPEC. Meanwhile, the Palestine issue has been deprioritized, and Iran has emerged as more destabili...
All eyes are shifting to the Senate following the House passage of a farm bill last Thursday. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-Arkansas) is targeting the end of May or early June for a bill markup. According to Boozman, the House “going ahead and passing something was re...
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