General Comments Looking at the unbroken array of green numbered closes on our screen, one might think that something was going on. Unusually, every contract of wheat, corn, soybeans and soy products on our screen posted a higher close today. Wheat continues its leadership role with CME December closing up for the eighth time out of the last nine trading days. KC December made it nine out of nine. However, this impressive wheat rally appeared to be getting a little tired today. After making new highs for the move, both CME and KC wheat fell back to close near the day's low. KC's premium over CME narrowed a couple of cents, and the KC December/March inverse also narrowed slightly. The wheat market RSI, which has been chronically near ov...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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