The USDA says 1.702 million cattle were placed into U.S. feedlots during April. That was up 6% on the year and towards the high end of pre-report estimates, at least somewhat because of persistent drought conditions in many of the major feeding areas. Nebraska and Arizona were the only states showing a year-over-year decline. The […]
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Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, padding the week’s gains. Planting and development conditions mostly look favorable and
An ag economist says it’s likely U.S. sugar growers and processors will face significant losses this year without additional trade protections
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed waiting for the On Feed numbers and feeders were sharply lower on
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The CEO of domestic phosphate fertilizer producer Itafos says he expects shortages of fertilizers to eventually reduce the world’s grain supply.
The CEO of the Minnesota Soybean Growers still sees China as a top soy export market despite ongoing trade disruptions. Tom
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The amount of cheese and butter in cold storage went up in April. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says natural cheese
2026 is setting up to be another difficult year for sugarbeet growers. Curtis Rainbolt with BASF says there are several negative
