The CBOT was mostly higher to start the week with soybeans and soyoil extending their rallies. Corn and wheat were firmer but posted a relatively lackluster day of trading. Soyoil reversed course and fell lower under pressure from long profit taking and bull soyoil/soymeal spreads. Cattle futures were higher while lean hog prices fell, despite a massive rally in the cash market. Funds were net buyers of some 5,000 contracts of soybeans and 2,500-3,000 contracts of wheat. Funds were flat corn as speculators remain cautious ahead of harvest. Following last week’s WASDE and Crop Production reports, WPI has updated our 2020/21 outlook for the U.S. corn and soybean balance sheets. WPI still expects 2019/20 corn used for ethanol to b...
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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