Markets traded mostly in the red during the first half of the day’s and then corn, soybeans/meal and wheat turned right-side up. There are a lot of mixed signals. The bears still see it as sideways at best in the middle of harvesting. The bulls appreciate that the demand side is still crush and grind, whether it is soymeal exports, corn grind for ethanol, or China demand for wheat. All of this is open for interpretation, which is why it is still a sideways market overall. Yet the trendline of the past week’s closes is trending higher.
Farmers are holding their output in storage, which is holding basis levels higher during harvest, but that does not obfuscate what is available at the right price. USDA&rsquo...
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...
