Dec 26 Corn closed at $5.0225/bushel, up $0.015 from yesterday's close. Dec 26 Wheat closed at $6.8275/bushel, up $0.07 from yesterday's close. Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.84/bushel, down $0.09 from yesterday's close. Dec 26 Soymeal closed at $353.3/short ton, down $3.6 from yesterday's close. Dec 26 Soyoil closed at 67.38 cents/lb down 0.9 cents from yesterday's close. Dec 26 Live Cattle closed at $223.175/cwt up $0.475 from yesterday's close. Nov 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $336.35/cwt up $2.05 from yesterday's close. Dec 26 Lean Hogs closed at $68.925/cwt down $0.5 from yesterday's close. Nov 26 WTI Crude Oil closed at $93.27/barrel up $2.85 from yesterday's close. ...
What You Need to Know Today: A drier early-October forecast should help harvest accelerate across areas of the western Corn Belt that have been running behind, adding pressure to soybeans and soymeal today as concerns over near-term physical tightness begin to ease. Markets are still digesting...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets are mixed this week with the Capesize sector seeing a sharp correction from its recent rally. Smaller vessel classes are steady/firmer but the Chinese Golden Week Holiday is pressuring near-term rates. Dry bulk freight did not receive the bullish boost it...
August 2026 milk production, the four-class pricing system, and the 2025 Federal Milk Marketing Order reforms Key Takeaways: U.S. milk production is growing because the herd is larger, not because cows are producing more milk. August output increased 1.7 percent, even as production per cow dec...
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