General Comments Overnight trade in grains and soy took a cue from yesterday's late price recovery and started out higher. The mini-rally faded some during the early morning hours and faded some more before the overnight session closed. Whatever carryover enthusiasm there was for the grains was drained in the day session after an early rally attempt failed to gain traction. The exception was the soy complex, led by soyoil. Strength in palm oil set off a short covering rally in soyoil yesterday that continued on just as strongly today. Soyoil was up more than 100 points at session highs today. A late sell-off took prices back down, but soyoil still managed to close up more than 60 points. December soyoil has gained 126 points in the las...
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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