THE OPEN March beans: 3 higher March meal: .10 lower March soyoil: 21 higher March corn: 1 1/4 lower March wheat: 3 1/4 lower The markets opened as called with prices having a mixed reaction to the news that China would cut some of its tariffs. While other markets were sharply higher such as livestock contracts, the soy complex took the news in stride with negative technicals and a lack of Chinese purchases this morning in the export sales numbers outweighing other factors. As to the Feb. 11 WASDE next week, USDA economist Johansson said the monthly USDA crop report will not include details about the first phase of the China/US trade deal. In general, US ending stock adverti...
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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