The somewhat bullish influence of Monday’s stocks report has now fully faded. The market today pretty much ignored a solid USDA Export Sales report and instead focused on mostly bearish factors:
The EU is postponing enactment of its deforestation policy. Macro jitters around the Middle East and related rise in the dollar. Prospects for desperately needed rain in South America. Harvest pressure. The East and Gulf Coast ports strike.
And then there was the profit-taking. Trading volume was light in corn and the soy complex. And despite Monday’s stocks report coming in somewhat lower than expected, U.S. farmers are still sitting on huge stockpiles of grains and oilseeds. South American weather and final outp...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
