A few showers on the Plains, western Corn Belt; late-season warmth continues to the east

Overall, food inflation increased by more than 3 percent over the last year.  Food-at-home, or groceries, increased by 2.7 percent year-over-year.

Bryan Doherty, a senior market advisor with Total Farm Marketing, says many U.S. farmers are going to store the corn being

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a Minnesota commercial turkey flock. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says the detection

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by the recent declines in boxed beef prices

A southwest Iowa farmer is confident fungicide will pay off this year. Mark Peterson of Stanton says disease pressure was high

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Beans are watching U.S. harvest activity and anticipating generally good near-term progress.

Harvest in Michigan is on pace to start earlier than normal as persistent drought conditions across a third of the state

Dec. corn $4.26 and 3/4, down 2 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.43 and 3/4, down 6 centsOct. soybean meal $283.90, down

The chief economist with the National Corn Growers Association says a new study conducted in partnership with the Renewable Fuels Association