Grain Traders Fly Blind After Data Blackout | Presented by CME Group

During the government shutdown, the commodity markets are deprived of two pivotal reports that serve as crucial tools for traders to assess market movement and direction. The first report, the weekly export sales released on Thursday and the second, the CFTC report released on Friday are both instrumental in understanding market dynamics. Now that the government has reopened, the agencies responsible for collecting and releasing this data have begun to address the significant backlog resulting from the shut ...