THE OPEN March beans: 19 higher March meal: 5.90 higher March soyoil: 120 higher March corn: 11 higher March wheat: 4 3/4 higher The markets opened as called but swiftly traded both sides of unchanged with wheat futures leading the way lower. The business announcements could have been partly built into the rally, as prices traded both sides of unchanged for everything but soyoil futures. Oilshare strength continued as a major feature of trade. SOY
The soy complex opened higher but continued its choppy trade with profit-taking from the early morning strength leading to lower meal prices. Traders continue to buy soyoil against meal, sending March oilshare up to 33.91%. Marc...
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...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
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...
