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SRW wheat futures trade near nine-year highs to start week, corn, soybeans slightly lower.

Recent price strength has also turn the short-term trend up for soybean meal and intermediate trend sideways.

The strength in soymeal failed to trigger overnight buying in soybean or corn futures.

White House to host BIF signing ceremony | Biden/Xi to hold virtual summit this evening

Focus on CBO scoring and Sen. Manchin re: fate of Build Back Better package

Union: New offer has modest modifications to offer voted down Nov. 2; Vote Wed.

SRW wheat futures extend rally to nine-year highs on tighter global supply outlook, corn and soybeans also higher.

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La Niña strengthens, will persist longer than previously thought

Grain futures seen slightly lower as dollar strengthens, export sales meet expectations, soybeans firmer.

Export sales for all three were within expectations, with corn sales of nearly 1.1 MMT and soybean sales of almost 1.3 MMT.

Two-sided price action was seen in corn and wheat futures overnight, while soybeans were firmer for much of the session, but all three are weaker this morning.

After the Bell | November 11, 2021 SRW wheat futures post nine-year high as global supplies tighten, soybeans firmer, corn mostly lower.

Comments lead to chatter that RFS announcements may be finally coming

Oklahoma saw the most drought improvement, with coverage in the state declining five percentage points over the past week.

Ethanol prices surge above $3, more than double last year's level.

Ahead of the Open | November 11, 2021 Grain, soybean futures seen narrowly mixed as trade awaits USDA export sales.

USDA announces faster line-speed trial program for nine pork plants; eyes remand of poultry line speed waivers

Government offices are closed for the federal Veterans Day holiday. Markets are open.

Soybean basis firmed 6 1/4 cents over the past week to a penny above January futures.

After the Bell | November 10, 2021 Wheat futures rally to multi-year highs on shrinking global supply outlook, corn, soybeans also higher.

The surge in consumer prices came a day after data showed producer prices also jumped sharply in October.

Fines against idling containers is easing the backlog at the Port of Long Beach, Beijing signals willingness to cool tensions with the U.S. and USDA raised its 2021 cash steer price forecast...

Ahead of the Open | November 10, 2021 Grain, soybeans seen mostly firmer as market processes USDA report implications.

Pelosi, progressives want vote on BBB week of Nov. 15

Corn futures extended their gains but failed to clear yesterday’s highs. Wheat futures were mostly firmer overnight

Soybeans lead rally after USDA unexpectedly lowers U.S. production estimate; hog futures extend slide.

USDA lowered its soybean crop by 23 million bu., whereas traders expected a 36-million-bu. increase.

Projected U.S. ending soybean stocks up less than expected.

Traders expect USDA to raise corn and soybean estimates in today's report, the Biden Administration mulls releasing crude from reserves and cash cattle prices hit long-time high...

Ahead of the Open | November 9, 2021 Grain, soybean futures mostly firmer ahead of USDA Crop Production, Supply and Demand reports.

When will Biden sign BIF into law?

Spring wheat futures led overnight gains in light trade ahead of USDA's November crop reports later this morning.

The HRW rating is well below the five-year average, while the SRW rating is still above its norm for early November.

After the Bell | November 8, 2021 Soybeans sink to seven-month low ahead of USDA reports, live cattle end at highest price since mid-2017.

Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss the recent House passage of the physical infrastructure bill, the Build Back Better bill, and the momentum the Virginia governor's race may have generated...

Soybean inspections topped 2.6 MMT the week ended Nov. 4.

Grain and soy complex futures are under pressure to open the week. Live cattle futures opened weaker but have since reversed course and lean hog futures opened firmer but have turned mildly softer.

Ahead of the Open | November 8, 2021 Soybean futures fall to three-week low ahead of USDA reports, corn lower, wheat mixed.

Short-term trend turns up for live cattle and sideways for hogs.

Grain and soy complex futures posted quiet, two-sided trade overnight as traders start to prepare for Tuesday's November crop reports from USDA.

White House to closely watch EIA energy price data tomorrow

USDA Supply/Demand reports Tuesday: Federal Reserve officials will speak this week

A delay for Build Back Better package until week of Nov. 15, with a caveat

After the Bell | November 5, 2021 Corn, soybeans futures end week lower with USDA seen raising estimates in Nov. 9 Crop Production report.

Projections of note for the 2022-23 marketing year.

The bigger crop estimate is expected to increase the 2021-22 bean ending stocks projection. But traders see corn carryover declining a little, as ethanol use is likely to rise.

Beef exports to China are up more than 700% this year, while pork shipments are down 37%.

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U.S. employers added 531,000 jobs in October, a sign growth is resuming