U.S. Cattle on Feed was up 2 percent to total 11.1 million head on August 1, 2026. Placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.42 million head, 11 p...
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Summary of Futures
Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.085/bushel, up $0.05 from yesterday's close. Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.9925/bushel, down $0.0075 from yesterday's close.&nbs...
Market Commentary: Bullish Momentum Continues for Corn and Soybeans
What You Need to Know Today: There has already been a strong run of flash soybean sales announcements in recent weeks, but more than 1.4 MMT reported this...
President Trump Announces Move on Over Quota Beef Tariffs - Again
On Friday, at 6:57 AM, President Donald Trump announced, via a social media post, a 90-day window during which up to 300,000 metric tons of product for gro...
How Much for That Bushel of Credibility?
In agriculture and food processing, we think a lot about infrastructure: transportation and storage, processing and packaging, distribution and delivery. I...
Transportation Perspectives - 20 August
Key Takeaways: The Panama Canal’s draft restrictions and decreasing rainfall outlook are driving big moves in dry bulk markets this week. Panamax mar...
Summary of Futures
Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.035/bushel, up $0.055 from yesterday's close. Dec 26 Wheat closed at $7/bushel, up $0.025 from yesterday's close. Nov...
Market Commentary: Pro Farmer Crop Tour Results Point to Lower Yield Potential
What You Need to Know Today: Day three of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour found corn yield potential below last year in both Illinois and western Iowa. Illinois...
Livestock Round Up: Broiler Exports Down to China, Up in Japan
The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) projects China’s chicken imports to drop by 33 percent this year and another 15 percent next year...
Dairy: An Evolution in The Making?
Key Takeaways: $13 billion in new U.S. dairy processing investment is moving across the sector, led by cheese ($3.2 billion), milk and cream ($2.9 billion...
Summary of Futures
Dec 26 Corn closed at $4.98/bushel, up $0.1 from yesterday's close. Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.975/bushel, up $0.1625 from yesterday's close. No...
Market Commentary: Pressure Moves, Markets Reprice the Risk
Macro: Treasury Squeezes Yields, the Dollar Gives Way Today’s markets are offering a lesson in pressure: it rarely disappears — it simply moves...