Dec 24 Corn closed at $4.2725/bushel, down $0.02 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Wheat closed at $5.4975/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close. Jan 25 Soybeans closed at $9.985/bushel, down $0.1125 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Soymeal closed at $288.6/short ton, down $1.7 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Soyoil closed at 44.84 cents/lb down 0.68 cents from yesterday's close. Feb 25 Live Cattle closed at $188/cwt up $2.025 from yesterday's close. Jan 25 Feeder Cattle closed at $252/cwt up $2.5 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Lean Hogs closed at $79.55/cwt down $0.475 from yesterday's close. Jan 25 WTI Crude Oil closed at $69.43/barrel up $0.26 from yesterday's close. ...
Key Takeaways: The U.S. maintains a significant storage advantage, with a much larger share of grain storage located on farms, giving producers greater flexibility to manage timing, basis, and pricing decisions. Brazil's storage deficit increases harvest-time pressure on logistics and exports,...
Wheat Argentina's wheat planting advanced another 7 percentage points over the past week, with 87.9 percent of the projected 6.5 Mha now seeded. Planting is entering its final stage across the central and northern production regions, except for parts of north-central Santa Fe, where excessive s...
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