Dec 18 Corn closed at $3.61/bushel, down $0.0575 from yesterday's close. Dec 18 Wheat closed at $5.4175/bushel, down $0.035 from yesterday's close. Nov 18 Soybeans closed at $8.54/bushel, down $0.1625 from yesterday's close. Dec 18 Soymeal closed at $316.5/short ton, down $6.7 from yesterday's close. Dec 18 Soyoil closed at 28.37 cents/lb down 0.19 cents from yesterday's close. Oct 18 Live Cattle closed at $108.725/cwt down $0.175 from yesterday's close. Oct 18 Feeder Cattle closed at $148.8/cwt up $0.175 from yesterday's close. Oct 18 Lean Hogs closed at $51.175/cwt down $2.425 from yesterday's close. Oct 18 WTI Crude Oil closed at $67.87/barrel up $0.01 from yesterday's close. ...
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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...