While grain and soy markets seem to slow down in August during some years, 2016 may not be such a time as there is so much going on of potential importance to them.This is the beginning of what are sometimes referred to as the “dog days” of August. How this month became associated with that phrase is not exactly clear other than the fact that life often seems to move at a slower pace at this time with not much relief from the heat and humidity of July. While grain and soy markets also seem to slow down in August during some years, 2016 may not be one of them. There is so much going on of potential importance to these markets that it will be difficult for them to do so. The following comments regard just a few of the factors currently facing...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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