Note: the CBOT will close early at 13:05 ET on Thursday, 2 July and reopen the evening of Sunday, 5 July. USDA handed the market an unwaveringly bullish acreage report on Tuesday. The report featured a 6-million-acre decrease in total crop area from the agency’s March estimate. Most of that acreage reduction came from corn, where planted area is pegged at 92 million acres – down from USDA’s March forecast of 96.99 million acres. Soybean and wheat area decreased as well, sending futures prices for those commodities soaring. Despite the fact the agency’s numbers were well below market expectations, it’s notable that both corn and soybean acres increased from 2019 when a wet spring led to the slowest planting in...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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