Whether you are trading currency futures, energies, grains, Treasuries, or the stock indices, it is a good idea to keep tabs on the global landscape.
The CME Group provides this feed chock full of economic data from around the globe to aid commodity traders in keeping up with the latest global economic trends.
Acreage, which is released annually on the last business day of June, is one of the most impactful reports released by the USDA. While Prospective Plantings contains intended acreage for principal crops for the upcoming crop year, Acreage reports completed planting, serving as an indicator of how well the reality of the crop year meets expectations at its outset.