Murphy’s Law (i.e., anything that can go wrong will go wrong) has been in full force for corn farmers this year. Floods, cold weather and high soil moisture all delayed plantings. While the final prevented planting acreage total won’t be released by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) until this fall, the current aggregate to date is now reported to be 7-8 million acres of corn and 2-3 million acres of soybeans.
Delayed plantings will extend the growing season, subjecting the crop to the threat of early frost. Moreover, this year’s harvest is likely to be staggered. Wet fields that were planted even later than average will push that harvest even later. The most recent development to hit this year’s crop is the heat...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
