General Comments The widespread rains that were supposed to cover the western Corn Belt missed. That should have meant much stronger openings Sunday evening, but that didn't happen either. Markets opened slightly higher, but that strength only lasted a few minutes before prices turned slightly lower. The corn and wheat markets focused on cooler temperatures and not the lack of rain. The soy complex continued its push higher with big gains in the August soybean and soybean meal contracts.The dollar index was weak today, down about .4 percent. Crude oil was also lower. U.S. financial markets were just slightly higher.There were no export sales announcements today.
Soy Complex FUTURES Friday's run in the soybean and soybean meal mark...
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...
