The overnight session saw grain and soy prices trade both sides of Tuesday’s closes in much lighter volume, and that arried over into the day session without, notably, prices giving back much of yesterday's gains. Meanwhile, wheat’s rally has been impressive, but it has a downside. General Comments The overnight session saw grain and soy prices trade both sides of Tuesday’s closes in much lighter volume as markets sought to consolidate after yesterday’s big move in soybeans, soymeal and, relatively speaking, in corn and Chicago wheat as well. That carried over into the day session with prices also trading both sides without, notably, giving back much of yesterday’s gains. Soybeans closed up 5 cents or more, thanks to support from addition...
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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