Today’s crop production and supply/demand estimates were considered slightly bullish for soybeans but neutral corn and wheat. Soybean futures traded more than 30 cents higher immediately after the report was released, and that pulled corn futures 6-7 cents higher as well with wheat initially steady. The tables below compare USDA’s actual numbers with those of September and the trade expectations for today’s report.
Wheat USDA increased U.S. ending supplies by 27 million bushels (730,000 MT) as a result of the reduction in feed/residual use. The U.S. wheat export forecast was left unchanged. Russia’s wheat production estimate was also raised from 81 MMT to 82 MMT. Argentine production was left unchanged, b...
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...