THE OPEN beans: 7 higher meal: 1.50 higher soyoil: 41 higher corn: 2 1/2 higher wheat: 2 lower The markets opened as called with the soy complex led by soyoil, which posted new contract highs on the back of continuing strong canola prices and business. Wheat lost its upward momentum, unable to drive past recent trading range highs, taking corn along with it. Neutral to low end export sales did not provide a spark of support for the morning, though the USDA Outlook's supply and demand report kept ending stocks snug, which will be supportive at trading range lows. SOY
The soy complex started the day on a strong note, with technical upside follow-through in soyoil which posted new contr...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
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Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...