Lower Yields and Ending Stocks Lift Grain Prices

Category: Grain and Feed Ingredients

Lower Yields and Ending Stocks Lift Grain Prices

Soybean futures advanced two percent last week, offsetting half of the prior week's weekly decline. The USDA's Sept 30 grain stocks report showed an aggressive decline in soybean stocks, which helped support pricing.  Soybean stocks are at 523.5 million bushels versus 909 million in September of 2019, a 42 percent decline.

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Grains Look for Price Support

Grains Look for Price Support

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DDGS & Ethanol Output Reaches 12-Week Low

Ethanol production fell 20,000 barrels per day to a 906 million-barrel-per-day average during the week ending September 18, 2020....

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Weather Concerns Rattle Markets

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Soybean Futures at Two-Year High

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Hurricane Laura and Iowa Drought Lower Corn & Bean Ratings

The percentage of the corn crop that has reached the dough stage is 94 percent, while 63 percent is...

DDGS Production Increases and Ethanol Margins Improve

DDGS Production Increases and Ethanol Margins Improve

Ethanol production increased 5,000 barrels per day to a 931 million-barrel-per-day average during the week ending August 21, 2020.  Ethanol...

Improved Ethanol Margins Lift DDGS Output

Improved Ethanol Margins Lift DDGS Output

Ethanol production increased 8,000 barrels per day to a 926 million-barrel-per-day average during the week ending August 14, 2020.  Ethanol...

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