Weather forecasts and changes thereto continue to drive the CBOT. Markets were initially weaker on overnight results from the GFS model that favored better rain for Iowa while the early-morning EU model maintained a dry forecast for the central Corn Belt. That helped corn and wheat rally, though the soy complex remained under pressure from outside markets. The Biden administration is rumored to be considering “small” cuts to the renewable fuels mandate for 2021 and 2022. The administration is trying to balance keeping the refining industry (and its labor unions) happy and furthering its climate change agenda. The administration is also abandoning a plan by President Trump that included waivers. WPI notes that the s...
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