Soybeans surge on temporary tariff cut
Soybeans were sharply higher on commercial and technical buying. The main source of support was the 90-day lowering of reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and China. This is an agreement-in-principal […]
Planting about a week ahead of normal in Minnesota
Corn and soybean planting is running about a week faster than normal in Minnesota. USDA’s latest crop progress report says corn is 75 percent planted, compared to 54 percent a […]
Planting pace picks up in Wisconsin
The planting pace has picked up in Wisconsin. USDA says only half of one day last week wasn’t suitable for fieldwork, and farmers took advantage of the weather. Forty-four percent […]
Planting advances, SD wheat conditions decline
Planting continues to move at a quick pace in South Dakota. USDA says corn planting is 69 percent complete, a jump of 30 percentage points from the previous week and […]
Warmer temps help planting pace in MO
Missouri farmers took advantage of warmer days to plant in the last week, making big strides with cotton, soybeans and rice. USDA says cotton planting is more than halfway complete […]
45% of Indiana’s corn crop planted, 41% for soybeans
A central Indiana farmer says his operation is more than halfway done with the 2025 planting season. Jim Douglas farms in Shelby County. “We’re probably 45% done on corn and […]
Southern Illinois planting stalled
The USDA says some Illinois farmers made significant planting progress last week. Monroe County farmer Kenneth Hartman, Jr., in southern Illinois was not one of them. “We’re pretty frustrated right […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 12, 2025
Jul. corn closed at $4.48, down 1 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.71 and 1/2, up 19 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $298.10, up $4.00Jul. soybean oil […]
Strong winds hammering fields in Michigan Thumb’s
A Thumb-area farmer says planting conditions have been variable at times over the past few weeks. Elkton’s Jeff Krohn tells Brownfield there have been severe winds off of Lake Huron. […]
Corn planting advances 3% on the week, soybeans 2% in Ohio
Planting progress slowed down last week in Ohio. The latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA shows 25 percent of Ohio’s corn crop has been planted, 3 percent ahead of last week, […]
