General Comments Agricultural markets were wary of what transpired in the world's financial markets the past two days and traded very tentatively. Trade was lower overnight and early today. The worries this time started with Fed Chairman Bernanke saying it might be time to slow the "QE" since the economy feels somewhat better. When you take the candy away from the market, it makes those holding onto the candy nervous. The second issue was another round of concern about what's happening with China's economy. The latest Private Mortgage Index (PMI) was very weak. China's government injected a big chunk of liquidity into their system overnight and that sparked talk of a recovery in world equity markets today. It made a difference for...
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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