THE OPEN Nov beans: 6 higher Dec meal: .10 lower Dec soyoil: 50 higher Dec corn: 6 higher Dec wheat: 3 higher Prices opened as called but cancellations of beans surprised the market with an initial sell-off. Corn prices in particular led the way higher, with oilshare firmer as well. Highs in energies lent support to soyoil which in turn supported beans. The weaker US dollar on the back of buy energies/sell currency supported ags in general. All weakness was purchased today as charts and technicals begin to turn more bullish. SOY
The soy complex traded higher led by soyoil futures which remained on a firmer path in affiliation with strong crude which traded up to new highs...
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...
