May 20 Corn closed at $3.68/bushel, down $0.065 from yesterday's close. May 20 Wheat closed at $5.275/bushel, down $0.0825 from yesterday's close. May 20 Soybeans closed at $8.95/bushel, up $0.03 from yesterday's close. May 20 Soymeal closed at $303.6/short ton, up $5.3 from yesterday's close. May 20 Soyoil closed at 29.19 cents/lb down 0.26 cents from yesterday's close. Apr 20 Live Cattle closed at $110.475/cwt down $1.875 from yesterday's close. Apr 20 Feeder Cattle closed at $134.075/cwt down $1.9 from yesterday's close. Apr 20 Lean Hogs closed at $62.55/cwt down $2.6 from yesterday's close. Apr 20 WTI Crude Oil closed at $46.42/barrel down $2.31 from yesterday's close.  ...
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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