Wednesday, April 8, 2026 7:17AM CDT
All eight major fertilizers were higher for the last week of March 2026 from a month ago. For the second week in a row, five fertilizers were significantly more expensive, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Four of the five fertilizers saw double-digit price increases compared to last month.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 3:38PM CDT
Monday marked the closing of the comment period for IRS's update of the 45Z rule, which includes changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) to eliminate issues around indirect land use change and foreign feedstocks outside of North America, among other changes. Biofuel groups highlighted that they still need USDA to complete its work on a feedstock carbon calculator.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 10:26AM CDT
USDA will release its April Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports on Thursday. It is typically a quiet event and the last WASDE to focus solely on the 2025-26 marketing year.
The May soybean futures chart appears to be forming a bear flag pattern that typically indicates a downward resolution. However, chart patterns are certainly not always highly reli...
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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has opened an acreage reporting period for specialty crop producers for their share of $1 billion set aside for aid tied to 2025 crops. USDA also had...
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Commodities brokers advise farmers to develop disciplined grain marketing plans based on production costs, stick to price targets, seek professional guidance and utilize futures an...
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Though drought has been increasing significantly in much of the Plains, the weather pattern will favor at least some precipitation there into next week.
Twenty-eight agricultural groups urged Trump administration officials to clarify the 45Z Clean Fuels Production tax credit rules to support struggling farmers and biofuel markets.
Groups aligned with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) push are calling on USDA to improve the sourcing of meat at schools and implement the new dietary guidelines as well. Thes...
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A G4 geomagnetic storm may degrade satellite navigation for some hours and disrupt low-frequency radio navigation. But given this is January and not the middle of spring planting,...
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EARLY MORNING GLOBEX NET CHANGES: May corn is down 3 3/4 cents per bushel, May soybeans are up 1 1/4 cents, May KC wheat is down 16 3/4 cents, May Chicago wheat is down 18 1/4 cents, and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is down 0.1400 cents.
The cattle market ran out of steam on Tuesday, with profit-taking likely the culprit in an overbought market. After all, it has had an impressive run higher. Hog futures were mixed, with traders weighing potential market strength against weak fundamentals.
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