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2026-07-18 03:02:14
On Friday, July 17th, at the close of New York trading, the Bloomberg Grains Index rose 1.01% to 31.8718 points, bringing its weekly gain to 3.16%. This week, major agricultural commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) showed mixed performance: among grains, wheat futures rose 7.12% to $6.8475 per bushel, leading the gains; corn futures rose 1.57% to $4.6825 per bushel, exhibiting a W-shaped reversal; and soybean futures rose 0.90% to $12.0250 per bushel. In the oilseed sector, soybean oil futures rose 5.06% for the week, while soybean meal futures rose slightly by 0.16%. Among livestock and poultry, lean hog futures rose 3.26%, live cattle futures fell 4.30%, and feed cattle futures fell 2.45%. The recent surge in agricultural products was mainly driven by wheat and soybean oil. The market is paying close attention to the subsequent impact of weather conditions in major producing areas and changes in global trade policies on agricultural product price trends.
