Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Demand is solid and even with recent rainfall, there’s a lot of talk about replanting in northern and central Brazil and a probable return to hot, dry weather. That’s in addition to the wetter than normal conditions in portions of southern Brazil. Some farmers are reportedly replanting some of their soybeans and there’s increased talk of switching from soybeans to cotton, which would eliminate potential second crop corn acreage.
The cash dairy markets had something unusual happen at the end of the week. Cheese blocks and barrels were selling for
A bridge collapse in Iowa led to some fertilizer and diesel spilling into a river. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources
A new supply chain problem could further reduce fluid milk consumption in schools. Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York
A livestock economist says he expects global trade in the year ahead to reflect efforts to rebalance herd inventories. Lance Zimmerman
Mexico’s proposed ban on genetically modified corn is sending mixed signals to organic grain markets. Ryan Koory with Argus Media says
The Kansas Agriculture Department says it’s investigating the possible first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza this fall. The affected poultry
Across the Corn Belt, rain is halting late-season fieldwork, mainly east of the Mississippi River. In Michigan, 79% of the corn
U.S. soybean crush is expanding and the director of marketing with AGP says renewable diesel demand is driving the growth. Reggie
The lack of precipitation this fall has taken a toll on southeast Missouri cow/calf producer Charlie Besher. “We had to sell
