SPREADS Dec crush trades up to 91.20c/bu while oilshare trades higher to 45.55%. Dec/March trades from 7 1/2c to 8c, while Dec 21/22 trades from 24c inverse to 21 3/4. Dec wheat/corn trades from 1.92c to 1.87 3/4c. Dec /March wheat trades from 10 1/2c to 11c. Dec/March meal trades from 5.40 carry to $5.70. PALM OIL Dec. down 5 ringgits/mt. NEWS Stocks are down 140 pts. with crude oil at $73.66/barrel. The US dollar firms to 93.30. CALLS Calls are as follows: beans: 2-4 lower meal: .20-.60 lower soyoil: 5-10 pts lower corn: 2 1/2-3 1/2 lower wheat: 1-2 lower canola: 2.00-3.00 higher BUSINESS No announcements this AM TECHNICALS November Beans: Price...
What You Need to Know Today: Cattle futures extended their sharp selloff Friday as weakening cash cattle prices, deteriorating feedlot profitability, and reduced packer demand continued to weigh on the market. The inability of futures to sustain a rally following last week's bullish Cattle on...
As predicted, the Federal Reserve held rates steady at the last meeting before the midterm elections, likely in part because of the election (see WPI 19 October and 22 September). The decision comes at the tail end of a midterm election cycle that has been marked by the two parties campaigning...
Key Takeaways: WPI’s new EU rapeseed crushing margin models point to weaker processing returns over the next four months due to higher rapeseed procurement costs and weaker product values. Statistical forecasts call for German crushing margins to decline from €181/MT to €...
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