Today the Argentine government finally assigned the wheat export quota among the main trading houses as its conflict continues with farmers regarding policies and motives. Today the Argentine government finally assigned the wheat export quota among the main trading houses with a total distribution of 960,000 MT. There were a number of complaints as Argentine farmers pointed out that both wheat production and exports have been in decline since 2007/08. They also accuse the government of attempting to flood the domestic market with wheat in order to suppress inflation. Farmers are tired of government intervention and are calling nonstop for market liberalization. In return, the government accuses the farming community of having selfish attitu...
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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