General Comments Yesterday's Federal Reserve announcement that it will inject $40 billion per month into the economy buoyed U.S. and world financial markets, and that buying spilled over into commodities overnight as well. Crude oil prices traded above $100 a barrel last night and this morning, but slipped below $100 during today's session. The dollar was very weak early in today's session. If more dollars are going to be printed, they should be worth less. Corn, wheat and soybeans were all strong overnight, and that strength continued after the open outcry session opened this morning. Trading volume was heavy and funds were big buyers. Today was the last trading day for the September futures contracts.The markets seemed poised for late...
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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