Soybeans Consolidate Gains Ahead Of The Weekend

Friday was a quieter trading day that left soybean prices 4-5 cents lower, but still up more than 20 cents for the week. Meal finished slightly weaker, while December soyoil marked the 2nd consecutive close over the contract’s 200 day moving average.  Commodity fund traders were estimated sellers of 7,000 soybean contracts, and 2,000 contracts…

Wheat Follows Corn Lower; Funds Still Net Long

Overnight rain across pockets of the Western Corn Belt triggered profit taking/new selling in US grain futures, and wheat was not immune. Harvest in Europe & the Black Sea is ongoing, and we do mention yields reported in Ukraine have improved. Otherwise, world cash markets this evening are little changed, mostly due to even newer…