Wheat The wheat market has become interesting over the past few weeks. At the beginning of September, the core agricultural area received an average of 25 mm of rain with three consecutive days of precipitation that allowed good penetration into the soil profile. Although the rains were less than needed, they brought some relief to drought-afflicted fields and helped stop some yield losses. Since then, there has been an improvement in wheat crop and soil moisture ratings but there is still irreversible damage to the crop. Some areas will produce below-average yields this year while others are suffering a complete loss. At the beginning of the campaign, the crop was forecast by many agencies at 21-22 MMT, but the latest...
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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