Central Illinois soybean crush margins hit six-month high

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Central Illinois soybean crush margins hit six-month high

Chicago Mercantile Exchange grain prices rose across the board on Monday July 22.

The August soybean futures contract increased by 20.50 cents per bushel to settle at $11.17 per bu, and August soymeal jumped by $6.80 per short ton to $343.60 per ton.

Meanwhile, the September corn futures contract increased by 9.75 cents per bu to $4.00 per bu, and September wheat rose by 5.25 cents per bu to close at $5.48 per bu.

Distillers’ dried grain (DDG) prices dropped in...

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