Quiet, mixed session for corn, soybeans as wheat retreats
Soybeans were mixed with nearby contracts up and deferred months down. The USDA’s national condition rating held steady and development weather looks mostly favorable. There are some areas of concern, […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 23, 2026
Jul. corn $4.09 and 3/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.17, up 1 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal $302.90, up $3.10Jul. soybean oil 70.59, down 56 pointsJul. Chicago wheat […]
Iowa Soybean Association discusses market trends
The chief officer of demand for the Iowa Soybean Association says export markets are changing. Matt Herman tells Brownfield, “We’ve gone from exporting over half the crop as whole beans […]
Frequent rains create some early season challenges
A central Iowa farmer says frequent rains created some challenging conditions early in the growing season. Corey Hillebo grows corn and soybeans near Polk City… “We’ve just had enough moisture […]
Study shows more farmers adopting biologicals
The president and CEO of The Council of Producers and Distributors of Agrotechnology (CPDA) says a new study shows that farmer interest, confidence and use of biological crop inputs continues […]
Indiana poultry producers face ongoing HPAI threat as virus patterns shift
Highly pathogenic aviation influenza remains a top concern for poultry producers. “Unfortunately, it’s something we’re still battling,” he says. Phil Seger with Farbest Farms in Jasper, Indiana says the virus […]
New World screwworm raises questions ahead of USMCA review
The Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation says it’s too soon to know if the spread of New World screwworm will impact USMCA renewal. Richard Fordyce says the review process […]
Kansas leads May milk production gains
A larger and more productive dairy herd pushed production levels to the highest levels of the year in May. Total U.S. milk production was up 2.3 percent in May, with production reaching […]
Farmers seeing some relief from input cost run up, but hopeful more on the way
A pair of Wisconsin farmers say the rising cost of inputs continue to impact their budgets and weigh on their minds. Shane Goplin, who serves as vice president of the […]
Support for USMCA renewal coming from all sectors of ag
From inputs to exports, voices from across American agriculture continue to tout the importance of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) agreement. Veronica Nigh, chief economist with The Fertilizer Institute, says Canada provides […]