Last Friday we took a look at the delayed planting progress and zeroed in on North Dakota. Yesterday Bob Kohlmeyer wrote about weather and planting from a more generalized perspective. Based on yesterday's USDA Crop Progress report and the significance of the number of unseeded North Dakota acres, it is worthwhile to take a second look at acres in North Dakota as well as few surrounding states that also have been extremely wet. And by the way, there is really no warm and dry weather in sight.The two tables below are pictures of North Dakota's major crop planting progress numbers. The first is form last Friday and based on data as of 26 March. This second table is based on data from yesterday's report as of 2 June.Some items to note:
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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...
