THE OPEN November beans: 7 1/2 higher December meal: 1.40 higher December soyoil: 70 higher December corn: 2 higher December wheat: 9 3/4 higher The markets opened as called with prices trading both sides of even for meal and corn. However, wheat prices remained firm, which put a floor under prices elsewhere on the board. SOY
The soy complex opened on a positive note with prices in ranges but well bid. The markets remain in technical trade with November beans trading into resistance at $13.40 trendline before finding resistance. August beans trades firm with values over the $14.00 level. The nearby inverse continues to see strength, with August / Nov beans trading up to 7...
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...
