Dec 19 Corn closed at $3.7875/bushel, down $0.03 from yesterday's close. Dec 19 Wheat closed at $5.1675/bushel, up $0.015 from yesterday's close. Jan 20 Soybeans closed at $9.275/bushel, down $0.0675 from yesterday's close. Dec 19 Soymeal closed at $298.9/short ton, down $3.8 from yesterday's close. Dec 19 Soyoil closed at 31.75 cents/lb up 0.18 cents from yesterday's close. Dec 19 Live Cattle closed at $119/cwt down $0.45 from yesterday's close. Jan 20 Feeder Cattle closed at $144.425/cwt down $1.35 from yesterday's close. Dec 19 Lean Hogs closed at $64.775/cwt down $2.5 from yesterday's close. Dec 19 WTI Crude Oil closed at $56.51/barrel down $0.72 from yesterday's close. &nbs...
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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