General Comments Weather models giveth, and they taketh away. Today's model runs seem to shrink the window of opportunity for field work and corn planting indicated by yesterday's models. The latest rain system is moving eastward out of the Corn Belt today. This is followed by a couple of cool, dry days before another system moves from the Eastern Plains southeast with widespread rain over the Delta and southern Corn Belt this coming weekend. The rest of the Belt will enjoy drier and warmer days before another cold front spreads more rain during 2-4 May. Some of the precipitation could actually fall as snow in portions of the Upper Midwest. Thereafter, cool weather prevails through 7-8 May. Little corn planting progress will be made this...
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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