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0:00 Trump and Coke
3:17 Soybean Rally
4:41 US Weather
8:23 US/China Tensions Ease
9:37 Ethanol Production
10:28 Trump and Powell

📢 BIG Changes Coming to Coca-Cola? Trump Says So! 🥤🇺🇸

According to President Trump, Coca-Cola may soon ditch high-fructose corn syrup and switch to real cane sugar in U.S. products! 🌽❌➡️🍬 Trump praised the move in a post on Truth Social, tying it to his broader push to reduce processed ingredients in the American food supply. But... Coke hasn’t confirmed anything yet. 🤔
🌎 Coke already uses cane sugar in places like Mexico and the UK, so could the U.S. be next?
💡 Fun fact: About 410 million bushels of U.S. corn went to HFCS in 2023—that's 2.8% of total corn demand! 

🌱 MARKET MOVERS 💰
📈 Soybeans surged nearly 19 cents on Wednesday amid fresh export demand speculation—possibly China!
🌽 Corn futures also rose 4 cents on renewed optimism and trade progress with Indonesia.

🌦️ WET WEATHER ALERT!
CropProphet sees 142% of normal rainfall across the Corn Belt over the next 7 days, but things may dry out during the 8–14 day window 🌧️➡️☀️.
⚠️ Watch for hot and humid nights in the eastern Corn Belt—could be a problem!

🕊️ TRUMP SOFTENS ON CHINA?
Trump is now seeking short-term deals with China and a possible meeting with President Xi. The pivot has sparked internal debate, especially after easing chip restrictions on Nvidia 💻🧠.

🍺 ETHANOL WATCH
🛢️ Weekly U.S. ethanol production ticked up to 1.09M barrels/day, but still trails last year. Stocks fell for a third straight week. Margins? Still strong 💪

🏛️ TRUMP VS. POWELL?
Despite rumors, Trump says he won’t fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell—unless there’s fraud. Still, he's calling for a massive 3-point rate cut and slammed the Fed’s pricey HQ renovation. 💸📉