THE OPEN Nov beans: 2 1/4 higher Dec meal: .80 higher Dec soyoil: 9 higher Dec corn: 1/4 higher Dec wheat: 4 1/2 lower The markets opened as called with soy complex values higher and wheat prices weighing on corn. The commitment-of-trader's report should now show funds short across the board. Major trends were that of buy soy/corn and buy soyoil/sell meal. In the fundamental world, more trade estimates were released today that were price negative for corn, with beans more than willing to follow lower. IEG Vantage, formerly called Sparks, forecast the following in front of the Sep USDA report: Corn: yield at 169.6 bpa and production at 13.857 bln bu vs. 13.847 bln bu prev. e...
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