THE OPEN July beans: 9 higher July meal: .20 lower July soyoil: 64 higher July corn: 3 3/4 higher July wheat: 1 3/4 lower The markets opened as called but quickly traded both sides of unchanged. Soyoil futures traded sharply lower led by May, which found the panic buying and short-covering on the wane heading into first notice day. The International Grains Council (IGC) trimmed its forecast for 2021/22 global corn, down 1 mmt to 1.192 bln with the US down 4.5 to 379.5 mmt. Increases were noted for Argentina for 21/22, up 3 mmt to 59.3 mmt, and the EU up 2 mmt to 67.5 mmt. Global wheat was up 16 mmt to 790 mmt for 21/22. SOY
Prices opened as called but short-c...
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...
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