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The on-again, off-again situation in Russia is raising havoc, not just in the grain and soy trade but in just about every market traded around the globe.  Risk-on for grain and soy trade, risk-off for energies, equities, and the dollar, and risk-on for the traditional safe haven in times of…

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The on-again, off-again situation in Russia is raising havoc, not just in the grain and soy trade but in just about every market traded around the globe.  Risk-on for grain and soy trade, risk-off for energies, equities, and the dollar, and risk-on for the traditional safe haven in times of…

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Things were looking just a bit glum by the close in the grain and soy markets yesterday, but hope springs eternal, and a few buyers have emerged again this morning.  I am hard-pressed to come up with much rationale for the strength, outside of the fact that short-term indicators have…

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Things were looking just a bit glum by the close in the grain and soy markets yesterday, but hope springs eternal, and a few buyers have emerged again this morning.  I am hard-pressed to come up with much rationale for the strength, outside of the fact that short-term indicators have…

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The latest reports from the Black Sea region suggest that tensions have eased a bit, which in turn have allowed grain and soy prices to ease as well.  Reportedly Russian has begun to pull some troops back from the Ukraine border.  While no one other than Vladimir Putin knows what…

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