Volatility returned to the markets today. After a benign overnight session, corn, soybeans, and wheat all headed lower on bearish export sales numbers. There after, however, reductions in Argentina’s soybean production forecast pulled that market higher while wheat found support on technical buying. The grains markets closed lower today, on average, but the late-day rally pared losses substantially. Outside markets are mostly higher today with the Dow and S&P 500 Indexes up fractionally after larger gains this morning. The CBOE VIX index continues to fall, moving below 13 early this morning. COMEX gold is $5 higher after finding support at the 40-day moving average. The Dollar Index is continuing its slide, falling 36 point...
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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