Although there does not appear to be any disruption in Black Sea grain shipments or in early spring planting in Ukraine so far, the situation remains a major and possibly risky wildcard for grain markets. General Comments Outside markets did not provide much direction for grains today. Stocks traded close to unchanged much of the day before late weakness down at the close. The Dow closed off 67 points. The U.S. dollar index was close to unchanged, but most energy prices were weaker. Crude oil lost more than $1.00 and closed barely over the $100 mark. In the "for what it is worth" department, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted that U.S. crude oil prices would average $95 in 2014 and $90 in 2015.CME corn, soybean and...
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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