Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.19/bushel, down $0.005 from yesterday's close. Jul 26 Wheat closed at $5.875/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close. Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.23/bushel, up $0.0925 from yesterday's close. Jul 26 Soymeal closed at $301.9/short ton, up $0.8 from yesterday's close. Jul 26 Soyoil closed at 75.33 cents/lb up 0.42 cents from yesterday's close. Aug 26 Live Cattle closed at $241.5/cwt up $1.8 from yesterday's close. Aug 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $354.375/cwt up $0.225 from yesterday's close. Jul 26 Lean Hogs closed at $96.85/cwt up $0.7 from yesterday's close. Jul 26 WTI Crude Oil closed at $90.71/barrel up $2.51 from yesterday's close. ...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
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