It was another elevated day in the agricultural commodity markets. New contract highs were set in soft-red wheat, lean hogs, December corn, July Malaysian palm oil, Dalian July soyoil and canola. As the markets stair ladder higher, pullbacks for profit-taking quickly get bought. The fire is spreading into new crop contracts with the realization that the market tightness has long legs, thus impacting the spread trade.  Open interest shows the flow of new funds into the market and governments are stepping up their subsidy plans to try and spur higher production outcomes. However, subsidies cannot fix near-term problems like the dry season, shallow water in the Parana, expanding drought areas in the Northern Hemisphere and possibly Down...