The corn and soybean acreage numbers (as always) have attracted the most attention and will be the initial focus of tomorrow's reports. There are a number of arguments regarding the outcome.We've been waiting months to see tomorrow's USDA quarterly stocks and acreage reports. That's partially because there has been little else to discuss with South American weather generally good and crop production there expected to set new records. It might also be because many in the business, most certainly farmers, are hoping for some glimmer of hope that prices could move higher as they head into the 2015 planting season.The tables below show the pre-report trade expectations:The corn and soybean acreage numbers (as always) have attracted the most att...
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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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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