THE OPEN July beans: 2 higher July meal: 2.20 lower July soyoil: 50 higher July corn: 9 lower July wheat: 21 lower The markets opened as called but later turned defensive once more with prices triggering stops when critical areas of support were breached. Bull-spreads continued intact, with firm prices noted and inverses strengthening. Oilshare started the day on a firm note but found more willing to book a profit. SOY
The soy complex started the day with the major features that of bull-spreading, and profit-taking in oilshare that helped meal to finally find a bid. Crush values firms to 93c/bu while oilshare trades around 45.58%. July bean prices worked lower foll...
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...
