General Comments Weather is what it is all about for the next several weeks and today's forecasts remained consistent with rain expected across much of the Corn Belt over the next several days. The main questions will be where and how much, which will certainly be the keys to the Sunday evening opening.It's interesting that the trade is expecting Monday's crop ratings to show declines while at the same time acting bearish because of the potential for rain. This was a hot and dry week everywhere and since last Monday's declining ratings surprised the market, you have to assume that they will decline again next Monday. We've written often over the years that these weekly crop ratings have taken on a life of their own with some analysts e...
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...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
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