As we and the markets wait for tomorrow's stocks and acreage reports, it seems like a good time to get rid of a few other things that have occurred to us but have not the opportunity to mention. So if you will indulge us, here are some extraneous comments about a variety of things. MF Global The situation in the wake of MF Global's collapse and bankruptcy is as murky five months later as it was when it happened. The key questions of what happened to the reported $1.6 billion that was/is missing, and who was responsible for dipping into segregated customer funds that were apparently used to cover some of the company's other obligations remain unanswered. Perhaps CFTC and the Justice Department/FBI investigators have some insights, but if...
What You Need to Know Today: Declining crop conditions ratings and shaky results from the Pro Farmer crop tour sent grains sharply higher on Tuesday. The Pro Farmer tour in Ohio pegged the state yield at 180.18 BPA, about 5.5 BPA below the tour’s 2025 estimate. Similarly, the Pro Farmer...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Egypt is the largest importer of Brazilian maize in the first six months of 2026. Egypt imported about 28.4 percent of maize exports, or about 1.7 million MT. Iran was the third-largest importer at 14.5 percent, or 900,000 MT, fol...
Based on a Depression-era statute, President Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of exports to the U.S., or about 5.2 percent of the $383 billion worth of goods the U.S. imported from Canada in 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Of that total, about $39.3 billion was agricu...
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