Friday, July 24, 2026 2:49PM CDT
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.4 million head on July 1, 2026. The inventory was 2% above July 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Friday. All cattle and calves in the United States on July 1, 2026, totaled 94.2 million head, slightly above the 94.0 million head on July 1, 2025.
Thursday, July 23, 2026 5:19PM CDT
The House passed a $95 billion budget resolution on Wednesday, advancing $12 billion in farm aid, while some farm groups criticized additional funding for the war in Iran.
Thursday, July 23, 2026 3:37PM CDT
Day 3 of the Wheat Quality Council's Spring Wheat and Durum Tour concluded Thursday with the final three-day total weighted average yield estimate of 48.0 bushels per acre, down slightly from 48.3 bpa estimated during last year's tour.
Over time, the farm safety net has shifted from primarily offsetting market losses to increasingly boosting profitability for major commodity crops since 2007, according to economi...
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A new poll conducted on behalf of the Renewable Fuels Association found wide support among registered voters polled for permanent, national E15 and legislation to make that happen.
Following a two-week period in which the live cattle contracts closed lower, the market secured a higher close on Monday afternoon. But now the question becomes: Is this the bottom...
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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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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 up 1 3/4 cents per bushel, November soybeans are up 5 1/2 cents, September KC wheat is up 10 1/2 cents, September Chicago wheat is up 6 3/4 cents, and MIAX September Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0725 cents.
Much of the trading activity in cattle futures on Thursday was positioning ahead of the Cattle on Feed report Friday. Lower cash had been factored in and was not a focus. Hog futures closed mixed as traders determined whether there will be continued fundamental strength.