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

Soybean futures closed lower on a weekly basis for the first time in seven weeks. Pricing appreciated 20 percent...

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DDGS & Ethanol Output Reaches 12-Week Low

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DDGS Production Increases and Ethanol Margins Improve

DDGS Production Increases and Ethanol Margins Improve

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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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