THE OPEN November beans: 9 higher December meal: 4.20 higher December soyoil: 30 higher December corn: 2 lower December wheat: 4 higher The markets opened as called with oilshare values heading higher, recouping losses, and beans/wheat firm vs. corn. SOY
The major feature of the market was that of higher oilshare as crude oil regained strength. This was the fourth consecutive session with a bean announcement, and it brought support to futures as prices traded higher. Technically November beans remain inside the day's range, but picks up some support at trading range lows of $13.15 to $13.20. Soyoil prices gained on meal for the day, with Sep. crush at 1.11c a...
What You Need to Know Today: Agricultural commodities were mostly lower on the day, with red-hot soyoil a notable exception. Export sales were a bit underwhelming, particularly for corn with export sales down 52 percent week-over-week. The weakness in ag markets tracked crude oil weakness wit...
With the war in Iran affecting fuel and fertilizer prices, higher tariffs, weak commodity prices, ag labor constraints, and other factors, farm bankruptcies are now at a 6-year high, a signal of growing stress. During the month of April, 62 Chapter 12 bankruptcies were filed, which is a 1...
Food Inflation The Open Markets Institute, which is notably funded by several “anonymous” donors and liberal foundations, obtained a guest editorial in the New York Times in which they blame agribusiness concentration for higher grocery prices. This is their schtick and it is politi...
