May 21 Corn closed at $5.5975/bushel, down $0.045 from yesterday's close. May 21 Wheat closed at $6.11/bushel, down $0.07 from yesterday's close. May 21 Soybeans closed at $14.02/bushel, down $0.3475 from yesterday's close. May 21 Soymeal closed at $410.2/short ton, down $13 from yesterday's close. May 21 Soyoil closed at 52.13 cents/lb down 0.79 cents from yesterday's close. Jun 21 Live Cattle closed at $122.55/cwt down $0.35 from yesterday's close. May 21 Feeder Cattle closed at $149.225/cwt down $0.175 from yesterday's close. Jun 21 Lean Hogs closed at $106.325/cwt up $1.025 from yesterday's close. May 21 WTI Crude Oil closed at $61.26/barrel up $2.1 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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