THE OPEN May beans: 8 higher May meal: .40 higher May soyoil: 59 higher May corn: 4 higher May wheat: 7 lower The markets opened as called with new highs in soyoil and weaker trade in wheat. The dominant theme was once again higher oilshare, as all other markets which had started out firm found little energy to remain supported. May soyoil trades to the highest level since 2012. Wheat futures declined against corn and beans, with the Egyptian tender awarded elsewhere. DELIVERIES Beans: 3 EDF Man puts out 3 and stopped by ADM Meal: 143 Stonex stopped 143, put out by JP Morgan (56), and ADM (87) March futures expire tomorrow at noo...
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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