Mar 25 Corn closed at $4.5075/bushel, down $0.0875 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Wheat closed at $5.2925/bushel, down $0.165 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Soybeans closed at $9.9175/bushel, down $0.2025 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Soymeal closed at $308.6/short ton, down $11.3 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Soyoil closed at 39.93 cents/lb down 0.34 cents from yesterday's close. Feb 25 Live Cattle closed at $194.05/cwt up $0.45 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Feeder Cattle closed at $264.175/cwt down $2.025 from yesterday's close. Feb 25 Lean Hogs closed at $80.775/cwt down $0.375 from yesterday's close. Feb 25 WTI Crude Oil closed at $74.04/barrel up $0.91 from yesterday's close. ...
Key Market Insights Outside markets dominated today’s session. Crude oil traded below $70 per barrel, the U.S. dollar climbed to a 13-month high, and both gold and silver posted sharp declines as traders increased expectations for additional Federal Reserve rate hikes. At the same time, t...
Key Takeaways: An aging farmer population and fewer younger successors are creating growing farm succession challenges, leaving many operations without a clear future High land values and capital requirements create major barriers to farm ownership for new producers Farmland consolidation and...
What You Need to Know Today… Crush margins are set to pull back after their recent rallies, though U.S. markets will fare better than others. U.S. demand-led strength in soyoil pricing is a key driver of U.S. margin profitability and will remain so into mid-autumn. Soymeal prices are th...
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