Corn and wheat futures traded slightly lower last night, and that same pattern held true throughout today. Meanwhile, there were several reasons cited for the strength across the soy complex during both sessions. General Comments The soy complex opened very firm in the Sunday evening session. That firmness continued to build throughout the night on very strong volume as nearly 40,000 contracts of March soybean futures as well as a large amount of corn were traded. However, corn and wheat futures traded slightly lower. That same pattern held true throughout today’s session. Soybeans were up as much as 15-16 cents at one point this morning while wheat and corn were 4-6 cents and 1-2 cents lower, respectively. Wet weather in northern Brazil...
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...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
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