Overnight volume was big with markets down significantly on the heels of the U.S. equity markets’ collapse after commodity trading closed yesterday. It is all about the announced tariffs against some products from China and how this pending trade war might interfere with U.S. soybean and soymeal exports to that country. So far, China has not officially named U.S. soybeans in a retaliatory measure, but that danger is a clear and present fear. Meanwhile, the president tweeted this morning that he might veto the just-passed spending bill because it failed to address the “dreamers” and the “wall.” That would have forced a government shutdown, but he did eventually sign it. There wasn’t much change in weather...
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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