Grain and Feed Futures Post Impressive Gains in 2020

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Grain and Feed Futures Post Impressive Gains in 2020

Another day, another rally in corn futures, which traded higher in 14 consecutive days to end the year. Concerns about South American growing conditions propelled nearby corn futures two percent higher (March contract +9 1/2 cents per bushel) on Thursday. For the year, corn futures rose nearly 25 percent and gained almost 57 percent from the April low. The end-of-year rally has lifted corn prices to the highest level since 2014 and left most contracts at life-of-contract hig...

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Soybean Oil Futures End the Year Up 72% from Pandemic Low

Soybean Oil Futures End the Year Up 72% from Pandemic Low

Soybean Oil Futures End the Year Up 72% from Pandemic Low

Gains in oilseed prices continued...

Strong Auto Sales Boost Hide Prices

Strong Auto Sales Boost Hide Prices

Hide prices were limited in movement today, with the exception of Heavy Native Steers (HNS) trading at $43...

A Decline in Chinese Prices Weighs on Vegetable Oils

A Decline in Chinese Prices Weighs on Vegetable Oils

=Vegetable oil futures were lower following the long holiday weekend. Weakness in the Dalian market triggered profit-taking in palm...

Marketing Year Low For Weekly Corn & Soybean Exports

Marketing Year Low For Weekly Corn & Soybean Exports

Weekly soybean export sales for the 2020/21 marketing year of 352.8 thousand metric tons (TMT), a marketing year low,...

Organic Meat Alternatives Sales are Rising

Organic Meat Alternatives Sales are Rising

Organic alternative meat demand is rising according to The Jacobsen. For the 12-months ending in November Organic meat alternatives...

Optimism

Optimism

There is much to be optimistic about in hemp markets and hemp prices in 2021, and throughout the...

Hide Prices Trade Sideways

Hide Prices Trade Sideways

Hide prices traded sideways today, as the holiday week has been relatively quiet throughout the marketplace. Mid and low-end...

Reduced Cottonseed Supply Sends Cottonseed Oil Values Higher

Reduced Cottonseed Supply Sends Cottonseed Oil Values Higher

Cottonseed oil prices are rising to multi-year highs.  A global move in vegetable oil pricing due to increased demand and...

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06.27.2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

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06.25.2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]

Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]

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06.24.2025

Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice

Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice

North American hog runners price published on Friday was incorrect due to a formula miscalculation. The original reported price of $1.63 has been corrected to the accurate rolling average...

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