Brazilian Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi yesterday indicated specific steps the government plans to take to boost supplies of soybeans and corn in order to offset the impact of slowing domestic production. Brazil’s Plan for Corn Production Could Impact Soybean Plantings Brazilian Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi yesterday indicated the government plans take action to boost supplies of soybeans and corn in order to offset the impact of slowing domestic production. Specifically, the government intends to eliminate import limits on soybeans from China and Mexico. The price of beans, a staple in the Brazilian diet, has tripled this year as a result of a production shortage. It seems farmers have reduced their soybean plantings in recent y...
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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