GOOD MORNING, The markets broke heavily on Monday and are attempting a recovery trade today. The only question would be is this a dead-cat bounce after yesterday's aggressive selling? Many weaker longs were stopped out, and that could be the theme of December, where more traders may decide to cash out on a 20c gain in corn and a $1.00 move in beans. Funds on Monday sold 13,000 wheat contracts, 27,000 corn, 17,000 beans, 5000 meal, and 7,000 soyoil. COT positions are below but, with Monday's activity they may now be long an estimated 8K wheat contracts, 257K corn, 200K beans, 74K meal, and 108K soyoil. Bean planting is nearly complete in Brazil, and about half done in Argentina. Better chances for...
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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