Ever wonder how dirt cheap energy could be so bearish today when that used to be a bullish economic factor, or how some people know who’s buying and selling in the futures markets throughout the day when all of the trading is now done electronically?There are some things that truly do keep me up at night, including:
Ever wonder why we see updated crop condition ratings for winter wheat in the middle of the winter? The crop is typically dormant, and the northern winter wheat areas are usually under snow cover. That hasn’t been the case much of this year because of the very mild North American winter. Ever wonder how dirt cheap energy could be so bearish today when that used to be a bullish economic factor? Yes, today people view cheap en...
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...
