SPREADS May crush trades to 71c/bu while oilshare trades strongly back over 37.0% to close at 37.10%. July/Nov bean inverse trades from 1.73 1/4c down to 1.67 1/4c, while May/July inverts to 14c from 12 3/4c. July/Dec meal inverse trades from $40.50 up to $41.60. July/Dec corn inverse is weaker, trading down to 62 3/4c from 67 1/4c. July wheat/corn trades from 1.15 1/2c to 1.18 1/4c. PALM OIL May up 50 ringgits. Prices were higher in early Asian trading on oil's higher close in Chicago and positive trade on the Dalian Exchange. Weak exports and rising production could curtail a higher trending market. AmSpec released Feb. 2021 exports estimates at 1.000 mmt, down 8.2% from Jan. NEWS...
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...
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