Critical Week for Argentine Soybeans Weather forecasters are predicting substantial rains across Argentina’s driest areas on Friday and Saturday of this week with some showers at the end of the following week. However, the predicted rainfall is far from certain as are the amounts and area of coverage. High temperatures this week in Rosario are forecast to be in the high 90s°F. It is critical that rain is received soon in Buenos Aires and other provinces so that farmers can produce a good crop. Eduardo Sierra, a climate expert with the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange, says the rainfall is essential as it would contain the damage already done to soybeans and corn. He said, “If it does not rain this weekend and the next week, we...
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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