THE OPEN Nov. beans: 14 higher Dec meal: 5.70 higher Dec soyoil: 125 pts higher Dec corn: 19 higher Dec wheat: 9 1/2 higher The markets opened higher, but the PM highs were not exceeded, and light profit-taking was noted as we head into the last trading day before the holiday weekend. Beans gained on corn and wheat, corn gained on wheat, and meal gained on soyoil. July corn prices set new contract highs but also traded both sides as it prepares to head into the last two weeks of its contract. SOY
The soy complex opened higher but prices receded from strength as the session continued, and soyoil traded both sides of even. The strong rally likely induced some farmer selling...
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...
