THE OPEN July beans: 2 higher July meal: 2.40 lower July soyoil: 1.40 higher July corn; 2 higher July wheat: 3 higher The markets opened as called with two-sided trade as end-users sought coverage on weakness and bulls decided to book some profits. Oilshare continued to trend higher as meal prices traded lower. The drop towards the end of the session off the highs offered spooked bulls who took some profits on the recent run-up. Support was still noted as end-users were there to catch up on pricings. SOY
The key feature in the soy complex was that of higher oilshare as meal prices quickly turned red at the start of the day. Beans turned lower along with meal, while soyoil...
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...
