General Comments Without the drag from the general downdraft from outside financial markets and commodity prices as seen yesterday, it was "Turnaround Tuesday" for grains and the soy complex today. Prices rebounded across the board, led by old crop soybean and corn contracts. Many commodity markets closed higher today after yesterday's declines, but the bounce in grain and soy values outshone most other commodity markets. The Dow regained 158 of the 265 points it lost yesterday. Gold's recovery was comparatively weak, with that market able to pick up only $26 versus its $140 loss yesterday. The dollar was weaker.Crude oil was a dragging anchor. NYMEX WTI crude fell close to $86 during today's session before a late rally brought the marke...
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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