THE OPEN November beans: 1 higher December meal: .20 higher December soyoil: steady December corn: 1 1/2 lower September wheat: 4 3/4 lower The markets opened as expected with short-covering in beans and meal and more weakness in grains. Rains are in the forecast for next week for some of the driest portions of the Midwest, which continued to spark more long liquidation for corn. Wheat followed the path of corn lower, as prices continued to end this week in a low volume day of spread activity. Into the noon hour, morning lows held for soy on a short-covering bounce, while grains challenged recent lows led by corn. Buy soy/sell grain was a feature of trade. SOY The soy complex fo...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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