Prices Soybeans and coproducts futures prices closed out this week with lower prices: November Soybeans: -50.25 cents to end at 1404/bushel December Soymeal: -$19.40 to end at 402.30/ST December Soyoil: -2.27 cents to end at 65.70/pound
Quality The week started with USDA’s Crop Progress report categorizing 58 percent of the soybean crop in the Good/Excellent categories, down one percent from a week earlier but one percent higher than a year ago. Blooming is back on track and nearly complete with budding slightly behind average.
Exports Sales USDA’s weekly Export Sales report reflected net sales gains for old crop soybeans versus the cancellations of the recent few weeks. China revealed itself as the buyer of 80,800 M...
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...
