At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower ahead of the week’s direct business. June live cattle closed $2.17 lower at $174.97 and August lives closed $2.57 lower at $173.10. May feeders closed $3.45 lower at $244.57 and August feeders closed $4.12 lower at $255.50.
Direct cash cattle trade was quiet again Tuesday. No bids to speak of, but a few early asking prices did surface around $186 live in the South, while it was quiet in the North.
An agronomist suggests farmers facing planting delays don’t have to sacrifice yield. Tryston Beyrer with the Mosaic Company says delayed planting
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across the northern High Plains and much
Has food price inflation really slowed? University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says retail prices for both beef and pork were just
Wet weather has created poor field conditions for many farmers, keeping them from getting crops planted on time. Farmer and crop
1 in 10 people globally face chronic hunger. As climate change impacts crop production in parts of the world, sorghum, an
Missouri Soybeans Outreach Director Baylee Asbury says MO soy growers will engage one on one with cardinals fans to talk about
A northeast Arkansas farmer says he has about 10 percent of his fields left to plant. Derek Haigwood tells Brownfield these
The planting pace in Minnesota is slightly ahead of normal despite recent wet conditions. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says corn
Scattered precipitation caused some disruptions for Kentucky farmers. Corn is 65 percent planted, 49 percent of the crop emerged, and 73
