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Tidbits, Corn Spread, Brazil Crops, Wheat Tour, Broilers & Ethanol 5/14/25
Tidbits From 19 February to 28 April, July corn lost 10¢ versus December corn. From 28 April to 13 May, the spread of July corn to...
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14 hours ago4 min read
Tidbits, U.S. GDP, China PMI, Broilers & Ethanol 5/1/25
Tidbits U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported yesterday morning the U.S. economy contracted 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025....
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May 14 min read
Tidbits, PMI, China, Ukraine, Wheat Conditions, Broilers & Ethanol 4/24/25
Tidbits StoneX’s fertilizer guy, Josh Linville, reports NOLA urea values have hit $450 for the first time since the end of 2022. For...
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Apr 245 min read
Tidbits, Retail Sales, Oilseed & Grain Estimates, USDA Funding, Broilers & Ethanol 4/17/25
Tidbits There was some progress with China yesterday. China stated it wants to see a number of steps from Donald Trump’s administration...
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Apr 174 min read
Tidbits, Rice, Crop Progress, Ethanol & Oil Demand, ADM, ENSO, Export Inspections 4/15/25
Tidbits The markets will be closed on 18 April, Good Friday. Yesterday morning, the USDA announced the sale of 120,000 mts of old crop...
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Apr 155 min read
Tidbits, Tariffs Pause, Docking Fees for China, Broilers & Ethanol 4/10/25
Highlights China has responded to Donald Trump's trade tariffs by raising duties on U.S. goods by from 34% to 84% and by appealing to the...
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Apr 105 min read
Tidbits, Tariffs Announcement, Canada Oilseed, Crude Oil Production, Broilers & Ethanol 4/3/25
Highlights Trump Tariffs announced in the Rose Garden of the White House at a press conference 4 to 5 PM Eastern Time yesterday applied...
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Apr 34 min read
Tidbits, Crude Inventories, Brazil and China Basis, Broilers & Ethanol 3/27/25
Tidbits Corn was sharply lower yesterday because of the weekly ethanol report (see below) and the fear of Monday’s USDA acreage and...
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Mar 275 min read
Tidbits, U.S. Economy, Brazilian Corn Demand, EU Imports, Broilers & Ethanol 3/20/25
Tidbits Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said yesterday afternoon interest rates will not be changed this month, but he weighed in...
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Mar 205 min read
Tidbits, Crude Oil, Steel Tariffs, Brazil Beans, Winter Wheat, Broilers & Ethanol 3/13/25
Highlights Corn deliveries on March futures have been zero since 7 March, so a search for a reason for yesterday’s 14¢ loss on May corn...
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Mar 135 min read
Tidbits, Economy, Crude Oil, PMI, France, Broilers & Ethanol 3/6/25
Tidbits U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said President Trump is in constant contact with both Mexico and Canadian officials...
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Mar 64 min read
Tidbits, SAF Prospects, New Crop Estimates, Brazil Crops, Broilers & Ethanol 2/27/25
Highlights First thing this morning the USDA will release its projections for 2025 crops and that includes the S&D with acres planted,...
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Feb 276 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 215 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 135 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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Feb 66 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 306 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 245 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 165 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 95 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: Soybean crush was 210 million bu., 10 million more...
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Jan 35 min read
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