SPREADS Corn spreads have firmed with Sep/Dec corn trading into 8c from 8 1/2c. The Dec/Dec corn inverse is weaker, however, trading from 17 1/2c down to 11 1/2c, close to trading range lows, and well off the highs at 52c. Sep/Dec wheat trades from 10 1/2c to 11 1/4c. Sep/Nov beans narrow into 12c from 12 1/4c. Sep/Dec meal trades out to $4.90/$5.00 carry. Sep crush trades down to 92c/bu while oilshare firms to 31%. PALM OIL - closed up 12 ringgits. SGS pegged Malaysian palm oil exports over the July 1-20 period at 926,257 tmt, up 3.2% over their June 1-20 export estimate. NEWS The Dow is up with firmer equities across the board. CALLS: beans: 1-3 lower mea...
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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