Corn and cotton were up; soybeans were mixed; and wheat was down for the week. Since May 3rd the USD index has appreciated 3.8%. A stronger USD is detrimental to US agricultural exports because it makes our products more expensive to foreign buyers (simply put, it takes more of the foreign currency to buy a USD). The USD index is still down 3.5% from the beginning of the year (98.76 to 95.343). The value of the USD will be an important factor if corn, soybean, wheat, and cotton exports are to meet the USDA’s recent projections for the upcoming marketing year. Continue reading at Tennessee Market Highlights.