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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…

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With the exception of soybean oil, grain, and soy markets are trading on the defensive side to begin the week, but action looks rather subdued.  Certainly, not a surprise as we mark off the days until the end of the year. The question on many minds is – what will…

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Not exactly a stellar performance for grain and soy markets this past week, but after nearly three months of sideways trade, we should be growing accustomed to such action.  If the bell were to ring right now, the closing bell, that is, not Christmas bells, for the week March corn…

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When was the last time you saw weekly wheat export sales above the 1 MMT mark?  Well, thanks in large part to China, that is precisely what happened last week.  Total sales came to a net 1,490,500 MT or 54.8 million bushels, with China accounting for 75% of the total…

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Just in case you have lost count, there are twelve more days until Christmas.  It would seem, though, as grain and soy markets have already decided it was time to take a break, quite literally this morning. As is often typical midweek, news of any real consequence this morning is…

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