The CBOT was mixed with soybeans and products sharply lower after yesterday hammered the market with surprisingly good crop conditions ratings and a bearish Oilseed Crushing report. Corn futures were mostly along for the ride and lower while wheat traded a mixed day with the KCBT market rising another 4 cents. Technical action in wheat remains supportive and suggests that there is unfinished business left above today’s close. Yesterday’s Grain and Oilseeds Crushing report from USDA leaned bearish the soy complex today. Soybean crushings were below expectations and the slowest rate since June 2019. Higher prices and tight supplies slowed the crush, and a similar trend was reflected in soyoil stocks. Soyoil stocks were well...
Weighing in on strategic realignment
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