SPREADS October crush trades at 1.09c/bu while oilshare is slightly weaker at 2.78 percent. Dec/March corn trades from 12 1/4c to 12 1/2c, while Dec 19/20 corn narrows into 27 1/4c from 30 1/2c, and values that were at 34c a week ago. Nov/Jan beans trades from 13 3/4c out to 14c carry. Dec wheat/corn trades from 96 1/4c to 95 1/4c. Sep/Dec wheat trades from 6 1/4c out to 7 1/4c, while Dec/March trades from 7c to 7 1/4c. PALM OIL October closed up 19 ringgits. Indonesian palm producers are concerned about drought impacting their crop. Drought has hit a large part of the islands as a mild El Nino affects the weather pattern. Palm prices are up 10 percent since July. NEWS Stocks were h...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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