Friday, August 21, 2026 2:42PM CDT
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on Aug. 1, 2026. The inventory was 2% above Aug. 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Friday.
Friday, August 21, 2026 10:36AM CDT
President Donald Trump proposed allowing 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef to enter the United States Friday morning without an out-of-quota tariff for 90 days.
Thursday, August 20, 2026 4:59PM CDT
A former U.S. agricultural trade negotiator, Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, hit on several topics driving agricultural demand. A smaller U.S. crop combined with tightening global grain supplies has changed the downside risk for corn prices just as U.S. dairy processors are pouring billions of dollars into new capacity to capture growing consumer demand for protein.
Minnesota and Wisconsin primaries reshaped key 2026 races, including the loss of Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig and a competitive House rematch involving Rep. Der...
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NASS bumped up both corn and soybean planted acreage by 1.4 million acres each in Wednesday's Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports. Am...
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Continuous days up over the century mark have been a hallmark of this August for Oklahoma and Texas. The weather pattern continues to favor this heat through the end of the month.
Yield checks are a good way to size up the crop for volume and potential harvest losses, especially as diseases creep in that might threaten standability.
Several factors, including high hay prices, western U.S. drought, the U.S.-Mexico border reopening soon to cattle imports, and more consolidation in the meat-packing sector as Tyso...
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Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture on Wednesday examined issues around Brazil's production forecasts for 2027. Like U.S. farmers, Brazilian farmers face low comm...
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In this equipment roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at high diesel costs hitting returns; March equipment sales down; reports that Cat buys Monarch technology; Fieldwork Roboti...
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Very strong new-crop U.S. soybean export sales to date suggest the current annual estimate from USDA is too low, but limited supply may have an impact.
The U.S. has accomplished a lot in 250 years. Perhaps the best way to appreciate those accomplishments is by learning more about what they really are and how they truly came to be.
December corn is down 3/4 cent per bushel, November soybeans are down 4 3/4 cents, December KC wheat is down 6 1/2 cents, December Chicago wheat is down 1 1/4 cents, and MIAX December Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0450 cents.
Cattle futures tried to make a run higher again but could not hold the entire gains. Futures closed over $1.00 off their highs. Traders will turn their attention to the Cattle on Feed report Friday. Hog futures continued to struggle as demand seems to have slowed and support remains elusive.