General Comments The overnight e-session saw prices for the grains and soybeans trade modestly higher as prices crawled back up off yesterday's lows. However, volume was barely average and the rally effort lacked enthusiasm. That lack of enthusiasm carried over to the day session during which soybeans and wheat held onto overnight gains, but corn gave them up and closed lower. Basically, it was a dull session with slender volume.The next few days should see warm, dry conditions over much of the Midwest. This should allow the corn harvest to expand, and permit the barely started soybean harvest to pick up as well. After the shaky late season dryness and heat, the market is focused intently on yields and their trends. There is, and will...
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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