SPREADS Jan crush trades at 83.46c/bu while oilshare trades to new highs at 34.0%. A good harvest pace over the weekend finds spreads a touch weaker, with Dec/March trading out to 9 3/4c from 9c, and highs of 8c. Dec19/Dec 20 trades from 16 1/4c out to 18 1/2c, closing near the lows. Dec wheat/corn trades from 1.26 1/4c to 1.27 1/2c. Nov/Jan bean spread trades from 11 1/2c out to 13c, while Jan/March trades out to 13c from 12 1/4c. Dec /March soyoil spread trades from 48 pts to 50 pts. Dec/March wheat trades into 5 1/2c from 6c. PALM OIL Jan palm oil closed up 70 ringgiits, finishing at 2,532 ringgit/mt. Malaysian government data released shows Sep palm oil exports were off 9.3% from year ago.&nb...
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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