Overnight trading saw prices mostly lower as wheat futures came under pressure from the advancing HRW harvest. Trading volume was moderate overnight as funds continue to liquidate long positions. Open interest is growing for corn and wheat, likely indicating that end users are extending coverage on the CBOT’s recent break. Of the major agricultural commodities, only soyoil managed to find overnight support, as higher palm oil futures helped encourage long soyoil/short soymeal spreads. The day session once again featured sharply lower wheat prices and a weaker soy complex as well. Corn managed to find a bid and closed a few pennies higher as traders digested the decrease in crop conditions ratings. Commercial pricing also...
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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