Technically speaking, there is nothing in the chart patterns of soybeans, soyoil or soymeal that would stop a limited selloff from occurring. The best thing that could happen to potential buyers in the soy-complex is for some better-than-expected rains to occur in northern Brazil during the next ten days. General Comments There is no true seasonal pattern to corn exports other than perhaps a modest increase that often occurs during the end of the calendar year and again around the middle of April. Otherwise, they are rather uniform throughout the year. This season’s lackluster shipment pace implies that U.S. corn is being purchased by global buyers on an as-needed basis. Additionally, the slow corn export sales are presently accounting fo...
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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