Most of the current changes are on the supply side of the ledger. This week’s USDA WASDE has come and gone but its effects linger. The agency’s 7 percent increase in U.S. surplus soybeans stocks held more sway than its reduction in global carryover down to 95 MMT from the December estimate of 102 MMT. However, it is the estimates for South America that are the most volatile now.
This is all due to the uncertainties over whether the La Niña is breaking now, or later. There will be some significant rains starting this weekend but the latest question is whether they will rescue southern Brazil or just Argentina? Still to be assessed are qualitative impacts with Famasul saying soybean quality in Mato Grosso do Sul is being...
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...
