Overnight price action for grain and soy futures contracts was mixed with most trading both sides in a modest way. Volume was not impressive. The day session produced slightly greater price movement with the grains and soymeal trading higher, while soybeans and soyoil slipped lower. General Comments Overnight price action for grain and soy futures contracts was mixed with most trading both sides in a modest way. Volume was not impressive. The day session produced slightly greater price movement with the grains and soymeal trading higher, while soybeans and soyoil slipped lower. Commercial buying was noted in soymeal and wheat. Soymeal’s seasonal lows attracted considerable interest from users of cash meal. We are not sure why commercials...
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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