It’s back! Coronavirus was peaking and then suddenly it was not due to a new testing procedure and that largely defined the day. It remains a question of where the reality is on this disease. The more it drags on the deeper the adverse impacts. It is possible to gamble one way or another. Notable right now is the lean hog market where contango is very striking; the betting is that China is going to need to import a lot of pork. There are anecdotes to support this, such as current pronounced market shortages, but also deserved skepticism that China can rebuild herds quickly. Also weighing on markets is currency valuations. The Argentine peso and Brazilian real being lower and the desire for safety driving the dollar highe...
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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