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Beans And Bugs: Meat Alternatives Quietly Proliferate
Monday, August 21, 2017 - 1:45pm | 444Bugs are the new bacon. At least, one grocery chain in Switzerland is hoping that's true. Coop is preparing to launch a line of mealworm patties as a beef and pork alternative, according to Bloomberg. The nutty-flavored beetle-larvae burgers are packed with rice, carrots and spices and are...
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Grain Market Closing Report
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 2:30pm | 145The agricultural futures markets are now closed. Wheat and beans finished negative while corn gained slightly. Wheat finished -6.25c to 783 ¾. Beans finished -12c to 1372. Corn finished +5c to 765 ¼. Corn put it another solid day of gains, while wheat and beans closed down. The wheat finally sold...
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Corn Holds Surge; Beans Weak
Friday, April 1, 2011 - 2:34pm | 186The agricultural futures markets are now closed. Corn finished +39.25c (+5.66%) at 732 ½. Wheat was down 2.75c to 760 ½. Beans were down 15c to 1395 ¼. Corn rallied up to reach its expanded limit soon after the day session open. It was locked limit-up for the first hour of trading, but pulled back...
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Corn Backs Off Limit; Beans/Wheat Weaken
Friday, April 1, 2011 - 11:47am | 100After spending the last hour locked limit-up, corn has come off limit and is now +41c to 734 ¼. Wheat is now down 10c to 753 ¼ and beans are down 11.5c to 1398 ¼. Beans and wheat are making new lows for the trading session. Yesterday's USDA report was negative for wheat, but wheat has been well...
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Corn Spikes To Expanded Limit Up; Carries Wheat, Beans Flat
Friday, April 1, 2011 - 10:44am | 78After some volatility on the day session open, corn has shrugged off any sense of weakness and surged up to today's expanded limit. Corn is now +45c (+6.49%) on the day to 738 ¼. The strong buying in corn is pulling the wheat higher since wheat can be used as a feed substitute for corn. Wheat is...
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Corn Surges Again; Beans/Wheat Mixed
Friday, April 1, 2011 - 9:49am | 85Corn finished the pre-market session higher by 41.5c (+5.99%) this morning to 734 ¾. Beans are down 5c to 1405 ¼. Wheat is up fractionally (+0.25c) to 763 ½. Corn is continuing its surge caused by the bullish inventory numbers in yesterday's USDA Grain Stocks report. Wheat and Beans followed corn...