Friday, March 6, 2026 10:59AM CST
It remains to be seen how much fanfare the new World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report on Tuesday, March 10, will receive with markets rallying on the onset of war in the Middle East.
Thursday, March 5, 2026 4:39PM CST
A group of U.S. Senate Democrats introduced a bill Thursday that would force most of the largest packers to sell or spin off lines of business or sell their entire operations if they are foreign owned. The bill also would limit how many cattle a packer could slaughter from large feedlots.
Thursday, March 5, 2026 12:43PM CST
The Iowa Corn Growers Association spotlighted a report from Bloomberg that the Justice Department is examining whether major fertilizer companies are colluding to raise their prices. The probe comes as the war in Iran has added new volatility to global fertilizer supplies.
While the corn market has reacted in a positive manner from the renewed concern about dryness in the southern half of Argentina, the sharp fall in the U.S. dollar, rise in crude oi...
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U.S. wheat export sales and shipments as of the third week in February as a percentage of the February USDA export projection along with those sales as a percentage of the final ex...
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The House Agriculture Committee early Thursday morning voted 34-17 to advance its farm bill package after debates over a broad range of issues on Tuesday and all day Wednesday. Sev...
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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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Christopher Burdett pleaded guilty to generating $7 million in fraudulent renewable fuel credits by vastly overstating biodiesel production, as part of Renewable Fuel Standard sche...
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While new federal labels for over-the-top dicamba herbicides don't restrict use by a calendar date or crop growth stage, some states are implementing such cutoffs.
Between the conflicts in the Middle East to the unknown details regarding a potential strike at the JBS plant in Greeley, Colorado, the cattle complex is under some unforeseen pres...
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In rejecting President Trump's tariffs, the Supreme Court reined in an abuse of presidential emergency powers. It didn't stop presidents from declaring dubious emergencies.
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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With a quick resolution to the Middle East conflict and associated risk unlikely, the initial spike higher could be just the beginning of a more significant rally.
May corn is up 2 3/4 cents per bushel, May soybeans are up 7 1/4 cents, May KC wheat is up 9 3/4 cents, May Chicago wheat is up 10 1/4 cents, and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0800 cents.
Live cattle were able to find some strength while feeder cattle backed away from the strength on Wednesday. Traders are uncertain of the direction of cash. Hog contracts through July took back what they gained, while later contracts continue to push to new highs.
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