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Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle futures reversed with $2 higher cash in Southern feedlot areas. Grain markets ended lower as fund short covering was overrun by an increase in farmer selling.
Jerry Gulke wonders if the unintended consequences from failed biofuels policies are really unintended at all.
Winter wheat planting rates in Russia have fallen to an 11-year low, clouding the outlook for the 2025 harvest, Black Sea consultancy SovEcon said.
USDA revised its forecast for food prices in 2024, expecting a smaller increase than previously predicted.
Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, says the market has been resilient as the funds are exiting shorts and taking profits end of quarter.
Grains started out mostly lower Wednesday but Darin Newsom with Barchart says they continue to see buying on the dips as funds are covering shorts and taking profits.
Brazil is making significant strides in the development and production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), positioning itself as a potential leader in this emerging market.
Kevin Duling, KD Investors, says it wasn’t the best close for the grains as the markets ran up into some chart resistance and are starting to look a little tired.
Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says funds are covering shorts and there is new technical buying as well as the markets have cleared some key chart resistance.
The study suggests renewable energy development can coexist with agricultural production in many cases. However, the researchers noted these projects have local socioeconomic effects on rural communities.