CBTO trade on Monday was all about positioning for Wednesday’s WASDE report from USDA. Traders took out some of the weather premium that was bid into soybean and corn futures while they unwound long soy/corn versus wheat spreads. Position squaring and spread trade was dominant today with the index fund rebalancing effort adding volume to the day’s trade. The Export Inspections report was neutral soybeans while leaning bearish corn and soybeans. Corn exports were once again below their weekly target, though USDA revised last week’s exports higher by 6 Mbu. Similarly, wheat inspections were less than half their target volume and in-line with last week’s shipments. Soybeans were surprisingly bullish with China an...
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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