Overnight trading saw widespread pressure that continued yesterday’s turn lower. Corn fell 3.5 cents, soybeans lost 4 cents, SRW wheat dropped 4.75 cents, and HRW futures were 16.75 cents lower. Weather across the U.S. is looking more favorable for crop development, which is pressuring bulls’ interest in adding to long positions. The day session featured continued mild pressure on corn and soybeans with funds exiting their short positions, evidenced by today’s drop in open interest. Wheat futures were higher on continued hot/dry weather across Europe and parts of the Black Sea. Trading was mixed overall and featured lackluster volumes. Traders are still rolling positions from July futures to August/September contracts, an...
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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