According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, at the end of November, U.S. distillate inventories fell to 145.8 million barrels, which was back within the previous five-year (2015–19) range for the first time since 8 May. Diesel demand dropped to its low the most in June and fuel inventories started to build. By late July, inventory reached 180 million barrels, just 3 percent lower than the historic record of December 1982.
Distillate inventories started the year near the bottom of the five-year range and briefly fell lower than the range in March and April. From late May through mid-September, inventories remained above 174 million barrels. Since mid-September, inventories have been declining and are now within the five...
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...
