Rumors that Moscow might be withdrawing slightly from its aggressive posture with Ukraine seemed to trigger a wave of selling across the wheat markets. Corn could find no friends today in part because of the losses in wheat. General Comments There was significant selling pressure in the corn and wheat markets today, while the soy complex was strong in the old crop and mixed in the November contract. U.S. financial markets turned from lower to sharply higher this morning. Some were attributing these moves to a statement that Moscow was ready to de-escalate the situation in Ukraine. That rumor eased concerns about Black Sea exports and seemed to shift the focus back to Tuesday's USDA crop reports, and those should be bearish.USDA will relea...
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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