THE OPEN July beans: 12 lower July meal: 2.20 lower July soyoil: 89 lower July corn: 8 lower July wheat: 6-7 lower The markets opened as called with some spread unwinding. Grains were weaker vs. soy, as oilshare stabilized at the bottom. Benign weather and softer cash bean basis levels continue to weigh on the market, driving more weather premium out of price action. Funds continue as net sellers on the week. SOY
The soy complex opened under pressure, but end-of - week short covering and a healthy dose of bull-spreading lifted prices off their four-week lows. July bean prices started a congestion trade, while November bean prices remained on the defensive with a goo...
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...
