The Market Today’s USDA WASDE report should drive discussion, but it was mostly neutral. The 20-day moving average has begun to rise and November soybeans hit 1031 less than a week ago, lending hope for bulls that it can break 1050/bushel resistance. But the stocks-to-use ratio remains at its second highest historically, and so it will require substantially more Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans, which are at a 90₵/bushel discount to Brazil.
Soyoil cash basis is down as end buyers appear covered. Petroleum prices have been falling but rallied today as the EIA cites increased U.S. demand that could lift crude prices back above $80/barrel.
USDA’s Crop Progress report this week was unremarkable except that 65 percen...
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...
