In the United Kingdom, the 26th of December, or the second day of Christmas, is Boxing Day. While the exact origins of this are unknown, by the Middle Ages, it was a common practice to take gifts to the needy on that day, and often “Christmas Boxes” with presents or…
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Better make sure you have the extra-long tapers burning as we will have reached the Winter Solstice at 9:27 central this evening. Everything should be getting brighter from there, but I am not overly confident if that can translate into better price action in the grain and soy markets. Of…
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While news is sparse to begin with this morning, very little of it is encouraging, at least for the U.S. ag sector. Brazil has now supplanted the U.S. as the largest corn supplier to China. During November, they sent 3.22 MMT to that nation, which brought the year-to-date total up…
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We often hear of people suffering from a case of post-Christmas blues, but it would appear that the grain and soy markets are experiencing pre-Christmas disillusionment. Of course, it may be little more than a lack of interest, but we have all of these markets trading defensively this morning. Be…