Rainfall Triggers Profit-Taking in Soybean Oil Market
Soybean oil futures fell on Monday as rainfall in some of the driest areas of the Corn Belt triggered selling during U.S. trading, and as soybean futures fell from highs, funds liquidated long oil share positions. Steady to marginally lower crude oil prices may have also contributed to the weakness. The Malaysian market was closed in observance of a holiday.
Soybean oil futures fell about one percent (December contract -38 basis points) after testing the psychologically critical 34-cent level in the overnight session. The decline left the benchmark December contract below the 33-cent level. While the daily change was relatively large, the selling during U.S. trading hours drove the December contract down 118 basis points from the overnight high. Technical selling above the upper Bollinger band contributed to the…
05.06.2024
Strong biodiesel production seen weighing on crude glycerin prices
The whispers of declining biodiesel production are meeting with resistance. Some observers have been sounding the alarm regarding declining production for over a year now, but if true, biodiesel...
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Average weekly hog slaughter to decrease into mid-June: Fastmarkets’ research team
Distillers’ corn oil (DCO) prices fell to 42-43.5 cents per lb delivered US Gulf on Monday May 6 for May-June shipments. There was additional trading reported on the same...
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Year-to-date commercial cattle production falls 2.30% y-o-y
US animal proteins prices were steady on Monday May 6. Limited trade was reported, with several market participants only testing prices, Fastmarkets heard.
US hog slaughter
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