THE OPEN July beans: 5 3/4 lower July meal: 1.00 lower July soyoil: 31 lower July corn: 3 1/2 lower July wheat: 18 higher The markets opened as called with an emotionally charged wheat market heading sharply higher as supply concerns in Russia suggest possible business could return to the US. Traders may have been looking for an opening pullback to buy due to chart strength but did not get that chance. Matif wheat gapped to a 14-month high, which found US markets following along in sympathy trade. Sharply higher wheat prices serve to stabilize other charts at the beginning of the day, but lower prices elsewhere pulled wheat prices off its highs. Crude oil remains the bearish component t...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets remain mixed with Capesize vessels seeing continued pressure from weaker demand while fixtures and rate strength gradually increases towards the smaller vessel classes. Tanker markets are pulling back from their recent highs as tonnage moves out of the Mid...
The Trump import plan for 300,000 MT of beef supplies used for ground beef, i.e., lean trim, from September through November has, according to Secretary Brooke Rollins, brought some relief to beef prices. The Executive Order states that the Secretary of Agriculture will analyze and review the m...
Key Takeaways: Texas illustrates the assumptions underlying the 2025 FMMO reform; Idaho exposes their limitations. The Southwest order blend (roughly 27 percent Class I, 32 percent Class III and 31 percent Class IV) exposes Texas producers to every lever USDA adjusted, with a near-neutral proj...
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