The Market Rains in South America provided overall downward pressure in oilseeds this week. At the same time, there is damage that has been done as the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange pegged the Argentine soybean crop at 12 percent Good/Excellent, a decline from 19 percent a week ago. There remains adequate U.S. domestic demand and persistent bull spreading in soymeal reveals strong commercial demand. Consequently, January soybeans wobbled but ended the week down just a penny (-0.068 percent), March soyoil gained 1.29 cents (2 percent) and March soymeal lost $8.90 (-1.9 percent).
Thus far in December, the spot contract for corn is up 0.7 percent while the spot soybean contract has risen 3 percent. This has made the gap closer for soybeans 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...
