GOOD MORNING, Prices are lower across the board on slightly better than expected crop ratings for beans. Corn crop ratings were actually 2% lower, but did not avoid a pressurized sell-off courtesy of the soy complex. Bull spreads continue to weaken on quiet nearby demand for beans particularly, and a weakening of the inverses as funds liquidate. Processor beans are steady to lower as down-times are taken as crush plants await the supply of beans from harvest. Corn inspections from yesterday showed that China loaded 25 kmt of beans out of the Gulf, in addition to 564 kmt of corn, and 52 kmt of sorghum. China took 276 kmt of corn off the PNW. Marketing-year-to date corn total is 2.472 bln bu, with U...
What You Need to Know Today: Cattle futures extended their sharp selloff Friday as weakening cash cattle prices, deteriorating feedlot profitability, and reduced packer demand continued to weigh on the market. The inability of futures to sustain a rally following last week's bullish Cattle on...
As predicted, the Federal Reserve held rates steady at the last meeting before the midterm elections, likely in part because of the election (see WPI 19 October and 22 September). The decision comes at the tail end of a midterm election cycle that has been marked by the two parties campaigning...
Key Takeaways: WPI’s new EU rapeseed crushing margin models point to weaker processing returns over the next four months due to higher rapeseed procurement costs and weaker product values. Statistical forecasts call for German crushing margins to decline from €181/MT to €...
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