Prospects for demand should not be ignored. When it comes to supply/demand analyses for grains and soybeans, it is the yardstick by which we judge the adequacy of supplies.At the end of May each year, grain and soy markets are understandably focused on planting progress for the new spring-seeded crops and the condition of winter-seeded crops with a heavy overlay of weather prospects for both. U.S. corn planting is in its final stages at the end of May 2015 and a majority of the soybean crop has been planted, occurrences that are both earlier than average. U.S. HRW is being pummeled by excessive rains in Texas and Oklahoma, and the odds are that some loss of quality has occurred. There may also be some reduction in quantity as well, but neit...
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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