China’s corn overhang coupled with its removal of state support wreaked havoc on U.S. exports of both DDGS and sorghum throughout 2016. However, the outlook for the latter is relatively different.
Cultural Heritage The Year of the Red Fire Rooster Begins Following the lunar calendar, New Year celebrations commenced in China on 27 January 2017 with raucous fireworks displays and parties across the country. The official calendar designates seven days of public holiday that end 2 February, which is followed by the first day of the Year of the Red Fire Rooster on 3 February. The traditional observance of Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, runs fifteen days and concludes with the Lantern Festival. The use of...
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...
