THE OPEN May beans: 1/2 lower May meal: 3.30 lower May soyoil: 30 higher May corn: 1/4 higher May wheat: 2 lower The markets opened as called though prices quickly were lower for soyoil and beans. Traders were noted early buyers of corn/sellers of wheat, while oilshare corrected further to the downside. This will be a big day for soyoil price, as tumbling prices now set a possible top in the market. SOY
The soy complex opened as expected with the key feature of sharply lower soyoil prices as bulls head for the exit. Leaking soyoil prices weighed on beans, while meal turned lower as well. Buyers in meal remain patient, as the chart direction continues sideways...
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...
