General Comments The pessimism about further planting delays for corn, soybeans and spring wheat generated by last weekend's heavy rains and the lingering showers since then has given way to optimism that crops will get planted after all. Weather models are now indicating a few days of drier weather ahead for the Midwest with warming temperatures that should help dry out soggy fields. Farmers are back at it in southern portions of the Corn Belt, going around wetter low areas and planting higher ground. And as a wise man once observed, when it comes to planting crops, there is more high ground than low ground. Some farmers in the western Belt may try to resume planting tomorrow (Thursday), but most will likely wait at least another day.In...
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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