General Comments Markets started the evening session firm but what little strength there was gradually eroded to small losses and little action throughout the night. Corn and wheat lost more ground after the opening at 8:30 and selling accelerated after 9:30 in corn. It was Friday after a couple of huge trading days and there was a good round of profit-taking in corn and wheat. Soybeans resisted the urge to break and traded both sides for much of the session. USDA announced another 284,000 MT of soybean sales to China plus 126,000 MT to unknown.Weather will be hot and dry across the western and northern Corn Belt with little rain in sight over the next six-10 days. This will definitely add to crop stress across western Iowa, Minnesota...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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