Grain and soy markets were active overnight with prices edging higher in line with outside markets. Trading quieted some during the day session with soybeans and wheat holding on to small gains as corn prices took a different direction. General Comments Please note that the weekly export sales report is delayed until tomorrow (22 January) due to the Martin Luther King Day holiday earlier this week. Also, a serious snow storm with blizzard conditions is expected to hit the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region beginning Friday afternoon. The worst of the storm is predicted to target the Washington, DC area where snowfall of 18-24 inches and wind gusts of 55 MPH are predicted. This potentially severe storm may cause the government to close early Friday...
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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