Corn closes were mixed, and soybean prices were higher. The state of play in today's market can be described by noting that not one soybean or corn contract deviated from yesterday's closes by more than a penny. General Comments Thursday's grain and soy futures trade was mostly of a consolidating nature. Volume was light and prices were not much changed. Rain has started in the western Plains today and is forecast to spread over the weekend including as far north as South Dakota. This continued to pressure prices for the two hard classes of wheat. Chicago wheat actually closed slightly higher. Rain is predicted to move into the Midwest this weekend, but the theme in mid-April is still "rain makes grain."Corn closes were mixed, and soybean...
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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