Markets started lower Sunday night, and that weakness accelerated into widespread selling across the wheat and soybean markets today. Some of the same bearish factors took center stage again, including the following:
Lack of progress in the trade talks with China Possibility of late week rain in parts of the northern and southern Plains plus a chance for some precipitation across the Black sea region Expectations that U.S. corn planting could have reached 40 percent completion in today’s crop progress report The pending May WASDE (supply/demand) to be released Thursday
As it is too early to do anything else, most assume that USDA will use trend-line yields (or close) on the supply side and be conservative on the demand side i...
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...
