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December corn futures surged 27 1/4 cents to $6.23 1/2, up 16 cents for the week and the contract’s highest closing price since June 29.
Oil refining companies and their labor union representatives pressed the Environmental Protection Agency at a virtual meeting last week to lower costs of the nation’s biofuel blending program. . .
The U.S. exported $17.1 billion of ag goods against imports of $17.8 billion for a deficit of $656 million in May.
U.S. ethanol production during the week ended July 1 averaged 1.044 million barrels per day (bpd), down 7,000 bpd . . .
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling on President Joe Biden to help resolve a dispute between the country’s Class 1 railroads and 12 rail unions to avert a possible rail strike beginning July 18.
For the week ended July 1, the pork price in China was 26.25 yuan ($3.91) per kilogram.
The U.S. has warned the Kremlin is trying to profit by selling stolen wheat from Ukraine to drought-stricken countries in Africa.
Soybean yields in northern Argentina are a little better than expected.
The only major new element is payments to 195 biofuel production facilities. . .
Price action summary and outlook for wheat