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CBOT corn futures increased by 3.45%, quoted at $4.7950 per bushel, with prices consistently rising overall. CBOT wheat futures increased by 3.20%, quoted at $6.3650 per bushel, reached $6.7150 at the beginning of the U.S. stock market session on April 27 during a continued uptrend, before retreating. CBOT soybean futures increased by 1.95%, quoted at $12.0150 per bushel. Soybean meal futures remained flat overall, while soybean oil futures increased by 5.31%. CBOT lean hog futures fell by 0.56%, live cattle futures increased by 3.17%, and feeder cattle futures increased by 2.83%.

Jinse Finance reported that on May 2nd, three years ago, the UK Treasury and the Bank of England had stated that it was highly likely necessary to launch a digital pound, but now the situation has changed significantly. Currently, the future of the Bank of England's digital currency, known as the "digital pound," is uncertain. According to sources familiar with the matter, the market had originally expected the UK to decide this summer whether to approve or completely shelve the project, but officials are now considering a compromise: slowing down the development process of the central bank digital currency.

March soybean oil and crude oil factory inventory was 1.113 billion pounds. March soybean crush volume was 6.822 million tons. March DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles) production was 1.794 million metric tons. March ethanol corn crush used 474 million bushels of corn. March corn used for ethanol was 474.43 million bushels. March soybean crush volume was 227.4 million bushels.