SPREADS October crush trades to 79.41c/bu while oilshare trades to 35.0%. Nov/Jan beans trades from 5 3/4c to 6 1/4c. Dec/March corn trades from out to 9 3/4c from 9 1/4c, while Dec/Dec trades out to 25 1/4c from 22 3/4c. Dec wheat / corn trades from 2.07c down to 2.01 1/2c. Dec/March wheat trades from 7 3/4c out to 8 1/4c. PALM OIL November closed up 25 ringgits, though lower exports in August capped off better gains. The market is focused now on August production, however, rather than the drop in exports. A higher palm oil trade helps soyoil futures to stabilize. NEWS Stocks are up 132 pts with crude oil trading up to $43.21/barrel. The US dollar trades up to 92.71. &nb...
Illuminating the value of technical research
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