GOOD MORNING, Prices are mostly higher overnight led by wheat, which continues to trade to new market highs, with the March contract closing in on $6.00. Traders are viewing rising Black Sea wheat prices as a sign of tighter supplies, and the strike in France continues to hinder supplies of wheat from getting to the market. The remarkable climb of wheat put a positive spin to the corn market, which also attracted short-covering activity since last Friday's rally. Beans continue to struggle on the back of a negative seasonal, while the weaker Brazilian Real provides resistance as well. Traders continue to hunt for signs of fresh bean business from China courtesy of the trade deal. Beans are now clo...
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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