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Does the future of food production start in the lab?

4 days 18 hours ago
Lab-grown protein that mimics the color, taste and texture of meat. Egg white substitutes used for baked goods. Food colorants that replace beta-carotene extracted from carrots. Those are some of the products created with precision fermentation, an emerging technology that can develop tailored food ingredients in the laboratory. If adapted to large-scale production, it can potentially contribute to reducing global food insecurity by creating affordable, sustainable products supplementing those delivered by traditional agriculture.

Soybeans Fall on Monday with Brazil Currency Pressure

4 days 18 hours ago
Soybeans closed with contracts 7 ¼ to 16 cents lower across the board, following elections in Brazil over the weekend. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 15 1/2 cents at $11.84 1/2. Soymeal futures were down $4.70 to $6.50, with Soy Oil futures 11 to 27 points...

Soybeans Getting a Tuesday Morning Bounce

4 days 18 hours ago
Soybeans are trading with a Tuesday bounce of 3 to 8 ½ cents. Futures closed with contracts 7 ¼ to 16 cents lower across the board, following elections in Brazil over the weekend. Open interest was down 17,466 contracts on Monday, suggesting longs were exiting, but mainly in November (-35,330)....

Cotton Posting Tuesday Weakness

4 days 18 hours ago
Cotton prices are down 18 to 28 points on Tuesday morning. Futures posted sharp losses of 61 to 114 points across most contracts on Monday. Crude oil was down $2.02 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.212 higher. Crop Progress data tallied 89% of the US...

Wheat Pressure Continues to Monday’s Close

4 days 18 hours ago
The wheat complex was lower across the three markets on Monday. Chicago SRW contracts are posting losses of 7 to 8 ½ cents on the day. KC HRW futures were 5 ½ to 10 1/2 cents lower at the close. MPLS spring wheat was contracts 4 to 7 ½ cents...

Corn Holds Lower on Monday, with Spillover Pressure

4 days 18 hours ago
Corn futures held on to the weakness into the close on Monday, though nearby contracts were 4 to 5 cents off their lows to close with fractional to 1 ¾ cent losses. Sharp weakness in the beans provided pressure. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down ½ cent...

Wheat Pressure Continues to Monday’s Close

4 days 18 hours ago
The wheat complex was lower across the three markets on Monday. Chicago SRW contracts are posting losses of 7 to 8 ½ cents on the day. KC HRW futures were 5 ½ to 10 1/2 cents lower at the close. MPLS spring wheat was contracts 4 to 7 ½ cents...