While participants at this week's 9th Asia Grain Transportation Conference are generally in an upbeat mood, there have been several questions regarding the impact that lower energy prices and a stronger U.S. dollar will have on commodity prices. Positive Outlook in Southeast Asia I am in Singapore this week to attend and present at the 9th Asia Grain Transportation Conference. This is organized by the U.S. Soybean Export Council, the U.S. Grains Council and USDA. In attendance are approximately 160 representatives of firms from Southeast Asia, India, Oceania and elsewhere as well as the U.S.For the most part, the Asian participants at this year's conference are in an upbeat mood. They have seen the cost of the commodities they import fall...
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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