There is little doubt now that the U.S. corn crop will be just a shadow of what was expected six weeks ago. The remaining question is just how much below USDA’s May estimates of production (15 billion bushels) and ending stocks (almost 2.5 billion bushels) will the final numbers be. Obviously, the markets did respond to the early corn planting issues and rallied significantly following USDA’s bearish May WASDE. Some analysts believe that rally was enough to factor in the loss of production, and this is where the debate has stalled. Next week’s June WASDE will likely not factor in much of the reductions in planted acres or yields for corn and soybeans. The next USDA acreage numbers will be released on 28 June, and surveys...
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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