SPREADS May crush is slightly lower, trading to 1.01c/bu, while oilshare trades down to 34.11%. July/Dec corn trades from 1/4c to 3/4c carry, while March/Dec trades into 10 1/4c from 11c. July/Nov beans widens out to 12 1/4c from 11c, while March/May meal trades out to $5.00 from $4.90 and values that were at $4.30 to begin the week. March wheat/corn trades to 1.78 3/4c from 1.83 1/4c. PALM OIL April palm down 53 ringgits. SGS estimated Malaysian palm oil exports for Jan at 1.220 mmt, down 7.9% from Dec at 1.325 mmt. NEWS Stocks are off 138 pts. as consumer spending slowed in Dec. The Commerce Dept. reported that consumer spending rose a moderate 0.3% after a stronger gain in Nov of...
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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