Friday will be a fairly active day for USDA reports, beginning in the morning at 10 a.m. CST with the Food Expenditure and Food Price Outlooks from ERS. In the afternoon, USDA will release their December Cattle on Feed report as well as their monthly Chicken and Eggs report, both at 2 p.m. CST. Finally, the week will wrap up with the release of CFTC's Commitments of Traders report at 2:30 p.m. CST, including futures and options positions as of December 9th, 2025.
Weather
A strong system that moved through the middle of the country on Thursday is pushing off the East Coast on Friday. Some breezy winds, light snow, and cold temperatures are left behind the system for the Midwest Friday. Another system is moving into the Canadian Prairies where most of the precipitation will be located. Some snow may seep south of the border across the Northern Plains, and strong winds will again be an issue, but not nearly to the same degree as they were on Thursday.