Soybeans, corn and wheat all rallied sharply on what looked like fund buying after Europe came to work today, which is when the fireworks started. General Comments Markets started the Sunday night session with big losses in the soy complex and small ones in the corn and wheat markets. Those losses at the opening were the session's lowest with corn and wheat climbing back to unchanged quickly, and soybeans cutting their early declines in half. That's pretty much where the markets sat until Europe came to work, which is when the fireworks started. Soybeans, corn and wheat all rallied sharply on what looked like fund buying. Soybeans had a 40-cent trading range overnight, while wheat had a 29-cent range and corn a 10-cent range. Overnight vo...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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