THE OPEN July beans: 9 lower July meal: 3.80 lower July soyoil: 57 lower July corn: 1/ higher July wheat: 9 1/2 lower The markets opened as called with the feature of the morning that of higher values in corn as funds purchase the open. Corn strength surprises many traders as bulls are there to defend, and most of the strength is in the spreads, which trades to new highs. SOY
The soy complex started the day as a follower of stronger corn prices, with soyoil quickly surging to higher levels as traders bot soyoil/sold meal. July oilshare trades higher to 41.80% with crush down to 83c/bu. July soyoil trades quickly back over 60c, remarkably holding its major visual upt...
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...
