Thursday, September 18, 2025 11:09AM CDT
Friday's Sept. 1 USDA Cattle on Feed report could bring some surprises again, as placement numbers remain in question.
Thursday, September 18, 2025 8:36AM CDT
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is in London, England, and told the Financial Times newspaper that the administration could soon provide details about an aid package for U.S. farmers.
Thursday, September 18, 2025 6:39AM CDT
Since 1997, Farmers' Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) has provided timely, unbiased data farmers can use to influence their seed-buying decisions and ultimately improve their profitability.
The jury is still out on the 2025 soybean crop; but a decision may be close at hand. Dryness in parts of the southern and eastern Midwest in August might very well have compromised...
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Change in U.S. corn harvested area from June acreage report to September production report vs. percent harvested change from June acreage report to September production report, and...
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The value of agricultural trade was rising the U.S., Mexico and Canada under the USMCA for all three countries until this year, though statistics show USMCA also has been a major f...
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Forty-two members of Congress are pressing the Trump administration to minimize Renewable Fuel Standard volumes increases and to not reallocate gallons lost to small-refinery exemp...
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In 2026, more pesticide labels are likely to require measures to protect endangered species. EPA is offering a webinar next week to help farmers navigate these requirements.
With the market's fundamentals not expected to lend much support in upcoming weeks, as seasonally this is a time in which fed prices typically regress and boxed beef prices do too,...
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Producers in central Brazil await the start of the wet season, which usually occurs in late September. A front moving through next week may bring the widespread rainfall that many...
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The Federal Reserve resumed cutting interest rates after holding them steady for nine months. Future cuts seem likely, but how fast and how far remain uncertain.
Statistics Canada's second model-based production estimates came in stronger than the Aug. 28 projections for the most part. Only oats and corn had minor reductions.
December corn is steady, November soybeans are down 4 cents, December KC wheat is up 1 1/4 cents, December Chicago wheat is up 2 1/4 cents, and MIAX December Minneapolis wheat is steady.
It appears cattle futures have run out of steam as the weakness on Wednesday nearly eliminated the gains of the week. The expectation for lower cash and weak boxed beef provides the pressure. Hog futures had nothing positive to influence traders with the continued weakness this week.