NPB market expert anticipates record 2024 numbers for U.S. pork exports
Pictured: National Pork Board’s Courtney Knupp at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) The vice president of international market development for the National Pork Board says 2024 […]
OSA’s policy priorities for 2025
The senior policy director at the Ohio Soybean Association says expanding market opportunities for the state’s soybean farmers is a top priority in 2025. Brandon Kern says the biofuels and […]
Cattle futures end on a positive note
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly sharply higher on the sharply higher cash business and ahead of Friday’s On Feed report from the USDA. February […]
New grant for Missouri growers encourages conservation practices
Missouri farmers will soon have the chance to participate in the Precision Conservation Management program. Kurt Boeckmann, director of environmental programs with Missouri Corn, says it will help bolster regenerative […]
Domestic poultry production up in December
U.S. poultry production rose during December 2024. The USDA says 4.306 billion pounds of poultry were certified wholesale, 6% above December 2023. That includes a 7% gain for chicken to […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 24, 2025
Mar. corn closed at $4.86 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.55 and 3/4, down 9 and 3/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $304.90, down $10.40Mar. […]
Red meat, poultry stocks tighten
Demand pulled red meat and poultry stocks in cold storage below year ago levels. The USDA says red meat supplies at the start of 2025 were 5% lower than the […]
NCGA focused on growing demand
The first vice president of the National Corn Growers Association says the organization is looking at ways to grow demand for U.S. corn on the global market. Jed Bower says […]
More butter and less cheese in storage year-to-year
There was more butter in cold storage in December but less cheese than a year ago. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service reports natural cheese stocks for December were up 2% […]
Workforce participation, unemployment both up in December
The December unemployment rate moved up one tenth of a percent to 3.2%. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says that comes as more people were looking for jobs. “The […]
