The U.S. was joined by Canada, the UK and Australia in condemning China’s accession of Hong Kong, but not the EU. President Trump charged Beijing with violating its treaty commitment to an autonomous Hong Kong until 2047. He announced punitive measures, including the start of a process of removing Hong Kong’s special policy exemptions that will treat it the same as China. EU foreign ministers expressed “grave concern” but foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell concluded that sanctions will not solve problems with China. Some say a different outcome might have occurred were Britain still involved. One person even referred to Borrell as Europe’s own Neville Chamberlain. However, the most notable comment came...
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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