THE OPEN March beans: 18 lower March meal: 450 lower March soyoil: 45lower March corn: 6 1/4 lower March wheat: 7 lower The soy complex and grains opened lower as expected on the back of overbought conditions and a poor round of export sales. Nestled within the bean export sales were Chinese bean cancellations, though morning announcements may have helped to offset them. Throughout the session, corn prices did not falter much, and instead remain fairly close to contract highs, suggesting the pullback in beans is merely a temporary adjustment to the downside. The bull market seems to be taking a breather, but is not over at the moment. SOY
The soy complex opened lower with...
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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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...
