GOOD MORNING, The markets turned around yesterday after ratcheting the trading range lower again on rain and expectations for a bearish June 30 Acreage/Stocks report. Technically speaking, the reversal from the lows was a mild rejection of lower values. Fund selling has taken most of the weather premium out of the market. Opening and closing unchanged in corn was a significant win for the bull, leaving the new corn bear to have to defend. Values started the night on the firm side for grains, but a better performance is in soybeans and soyoil. Oilshare is higher again as soyoil prices jump over 100 pts while meal re-tests its recent lows. Meal prices fell off the charts to new lows, trying to compet...
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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