Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were sharply higher, optimistic about the week’s direct business, which started to develop during the session. There was also support from the lack of avian influenza in ground beef samples and the solid weekly export sales numbers. The USDA says beef export sales were a marketing year high at 22,500 tons, up 48% from the week ending April 18th and 38% from the four-week average, with South Korea and Japan leading the way.
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A dairy leader says trade deals require continued communication and follow-up to benefit producers and processors. Jaime Castaneda with the National
Dairy groups are concerned new Country of Origin Labeling laws might impact future beef sales. Jaime Castenada, who handles dairy policy
Michigan State University Extension has released a cover crop seed directory to help growers better source local resources. Cropping system agronomist
Researchers in the Forestry and Natural Resources department at Purdue University have been studying how the solar eclipse impacted the environment. Purdue professor
Michigan Farm Bureau says both budget options approved by House and Senate lawmakers are good options for the state’s voluntary environmental
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, waiting for widespread direct business to develop and the sharply
Jul. corn closed at $4.57, down 5 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $12.16 and 1/4, up 2 and 3/4 centsJul.
Soybeans were mostly lower on spread trade and profit taking. Contracts started higher but could not follow through due to the
