THE OPEN November beans: 5 lower December meal: 3.80 lower December soyoil: 90 higher December corn: 1 1/4 lower December wheat: 3 3/4 higher The markets opened as expected with more profit-taking as funds remain long and the weaker technical picture, lower demand currently, and improved weather finds more bulls opting out, except for soyoil. Spreads were mixed, while oilshare continued its bull market trend higher. Aside from soyoil, the other markets broke lower into the last hour of trade. SOY
The key feature for the soy complex was that of a weaker tone in meal as opening losses deepened on the back of buy soyoil/sell meal trade, pushing August oilshare to 47.68% and Sep. t...
What You Need to Know Today: Cattle futures extended their sharp selloff Friday as weakening cash cattle prices, deteriorating feedlot profitability, and reduced packer demand continued to weigh on the market. The inability of futures to sustain a rally following last week's bullish Cattle on...
As predicted, the Federal Reserve held rates steady at the last meeting before the midterm elections, likely in part because of the election (see WPI 19 October and 22 September). The decision comes at the tail end of a midterm election cycle that has been marked by the two parties campaigning...
Key Takeaways: WPI’s new EU rapeseed crushing margin models point to weaker processing returns over the next four months due to higher rapeseed procurement costs and weaker product values. Statistical forecasts call for German crushing margins to decline from €181/MT to €...
