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2 days ago5 min read
Tidbits, Global Estimates, Fertilizers, Spring Weather, Broiler & Ethanol 2/21/25
Highlights March CBOT options expire today which usually means lower prices. The expected hot weather in Argentina this weekend sent...


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Feb 135 min read
Tidbits, Soybeans & Meal, Truce, CPI, Basis Firming, Broilers & Ethanol 2/13/25
Agriculture futures markets are closed Monday, President’s Day. Highlights Was yesterday’s soybean action  the signal that the market has...


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Feb 66 min read
Tidbits, China, SA Crops, US Trade, Broilers & Ethanol 2/6/25
Highlights China’s government and financial sectors returned to work yesterday after the Lunar New Year holiday. Equity and commodity...


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Jan 306 min read
Tidbits, SA Crops, Gov Spending, Broilers & Ethanol 1/30/25
Highlights 247AG weather predicts South American weather will be wet in the north, where they do not want it and dry in the south where...


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Jan 245 min read
Tidbits, Argentine Crops & Taxes, SAF & Farm Acts, Broilers & Ethanol 1/24/25
Tidbits Crop conditions in Argentina  continue to get worse. Soybeans are rated 28% poor condition vs. 21% last week and 14% a year ago....


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Jan 165 min read
Tidbits, NOPA Crush, Wheat, Crude, Consensus, Broiler & Ethanol 1/16/25
Highlights NOPA crush  in December was 206.604 million bushels, up 7% from November and up 6% from a year ago. This is the largest...


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Jan 95 min read
Tidbits, Soybean Seasonal, Economy, Broilers & Ethanol 1/9/25
Due to a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, equity and stock option markets will be closed today. Agricultural...


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Jan 35 min read
Tidbits, Selling Q&A, Nov Crush, Broilers & Ethanol 1/3/25
Highlights The USDA released its November crush numbers yesterday after the close:Â Soybean crush was 210 million bu., 10 million more...


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Dec 28, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Corn, Crude Oil, Broilers & Ethanol, Export Sales 12/28/24
Tidbits March corn settled a quarter cents higher yesterday, but higher none-the-less for the sixth consecutive day.  More importantly,...


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Dec 19, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Soybean Selling, Real, Fed Rate, Broilers & Ethanol 12/19/24
Tidbits Computer selling  completely got out of hand yesterday. It all started because the market continues to expect the largest ever...


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Dec 12, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Inflation, South America Crops, S&D, Bullish Consensus, Broilers & Ethanol 12/12/24
Tidbits U.S. inflation  at the retail level increased 0.3% in November, the most in 7 months, but the Federal Reserve is still expected...


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Dec 5, 20246 min read
Tidbits, Premium Option Contracts, South America Crops, Bullish Consensus, Broilers & Ethanol 12/5/24
Tidbits Yesterday morning, the USDA reported the sale of 30,000 mts of old crop soybean oil and 35,000 mts of rice to South Korea. Â ...


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Nov 28, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Tariffs, Green Diesel, Bullish Consensus, Broilers & Ethanol 11/28/24
Tidbits Yesterday morning, the USDA announced the sale of 132,000 mts of old crop soybeans to China.  The 2 to 5 trading days before...


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Nov 21, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Debt, Crude Oil, Bullish Consensus, Broilers & Ethanol 11/21/24
Tidbits Yesterday morning, the USDA announced the sale  of: 202,000 mts of old crop soybeans to China 226,200 mts of old crop soybeans to...


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Nov 15, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Tariffs, Brazil Crops, Wheat Production, Broilers & Ethanol 11/15/24
Highlights This news report was what kicked soybeans in the head late yesterday morning: a bill to revoke China's (most favored) trade...


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Nov 7, 20246 min read
Tidbits, Trump, S&D Estimates, Brazil & Argentina Crops, Broilers & Ethanol 11/7/24
Highlights Leaders of foreign countries who sell products to the U.S. markets, are scurrying to prepare to deal with President Trump’s...


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Oct 31, 20245 min read
Tidbits, China Soybean Imports, U.S. Economy, Broilers & Ethanol 10/31/24
Highlights Yesterday morning, the USDA reported the sale of: 132,000 mts of old crop soybeans to China 132,000 mts of old crop soybeans...


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Oct 24, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Nov Beans Roll, US Economy, BRICS, Broilers & Ethanol 10/24/24
Highlights Yesterday morning, the USDA announced the sale  of: 130,000 mts of old crop soybeans to China 259,000 mts of old crop soybeans...


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Oct 18, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Economy, Milton Damage, Trade Deficit, Broilers & Ethanol 10/18/24
Highlights U.S. retail sales rose 0.4% last month after a 0.1% gain in August, the Census Bureau reported yesterday. The market expected...


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Oct 10, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Oils, Estimates, Weather, Brazil-Mexico, Broilers & Ethanol 10/10/24
Highlights The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) weekly report highlights: U.S. ethanol production was up; market expected it...
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