The discussion now centers on how many total acres of corn and soybeans were planted or will still get planted as well as how the mix between both crops has changed since the 31 March USDA planting intentions estimates were released.We wrote a week ago about the changing outlook for corn and soybean acres in the U.S. because of the nonstop rains across a significant part of the Corn Belt and nearly all of the southern Plains. The discussion now centers on how many total acres of corn and soybeans were planted or will still get planted as well as how the mix between both crops has changed since the 31 March USDA planting intentions estimates were released.That topic was receiving more press this week as some other private analytical and/or m...
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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