GOOD MORNING, Prices took a turn lower as selling surfaced in Minneapolis wheat as rains crossed areas of Canada and the Great Lakes region. Minneapolis Sep. wheat travels 60c off the highs on Monday. Canola futures are lower as well, taking soyoil prices down with it. Profit-taking was noted as prices have rallied hard over the last several weeks to new contract highs. Corn prices could not move over the gap area, leaving it for now as technical resistance. The eastern Corn Belt old crop corn basis is fading. Calls today are lower across the board as trading ranges continue. WEATHER --Drier weather in the eastern Corn Belt is welcome as areas have been too wet. Farmers like and...
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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