The rapid increase in Argentine corn export premiums continues as they climb to the mid-90s for August-October shipment. Typically, fast-rising premiums leave buyers reluctant to pay the higher prices. However, trades were performed this week at 90 CU for September and 115 CU for July. Soybeans After a week of heavy rains in Argentina, harvest is set to finish with only 1.5 percent left to be completed, mostly in small areas of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and Cordoba. Current estimates put production at 56 MMT.Meanwhile, more export licenses were released this week, bringing the total to 7.8 MMT thus far. Assuming they can be increased by 5 percent, the 2016 export program for soybeans could be around 8 MMT. Argentina was able to load 5.1 MMT...
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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