THE OPEN July beans: 3 higher July meal: .50 higher July osyoil: 15 higher July corn: 1 1/4 higher July wheat: 3 1/2 higher The markets opened in line with trade expectations. Short-covering was noted in grains, particularly in wheat, while the soy complex worked higher led by soyoil. Beans were firmer as they drew light support from soyoil and end-of - week short-covering. Higher energy prices helped corn and soyoil prices to firm from the open. At 11:00 NOPA crush was released as follows: NOPA April 2020 US bean crush: 171.754 mln bu vs. expected 170.5 mln bu NOPA April 2020 US Soyoil stocks: 2.111 bln lbs vs. expected 2.08 bln lbs Meal exports: ...
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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