Friday, March 27, 2026 1:34PM CDT
EPA finalized 2026-2027 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes at record highs, reallocating gallons lost to small-refinery exemptions and announcing foreign feedstock restrictions beginning in 2028.
Friday, March 27, 2026 1:29PM CDT
Myriad issues affect cotton and rice production in Arkansas as planting season gets underway. Both cotton and rice acres are expected to decline, but farmers face long-term market problems and look for policy changes to help boost both crops. Drought in the region also doesn't help.
Friday, March 27, 2026 12:06PM CDT
USDA will issue its annual Prospective Plantings survey and March 1 Grain Stocks report at 11 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, setting the stage for the 2026 planting and early growing season.
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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Separate speeches this week by key lawmakers show divisions remain when it comes to passing a farm bill, financial aid to producers and E15 legislation.
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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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.
EPA cut the annual dicamba application maximum in half when it issued new registrations for three over-the-top dicamba herbicides. So, when's the best time to use the limited activ...
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Both the live cattle and feeder cattle contracts were able to close higher Monday afternoon, but with choppy boxed beef prices, historically slow throughput, and cash prices yet to...
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The U.S. Navy's minesweeping technology is much more sophisticated today than it was during the Vietnam era when the author was a minesweeping officer; but the Navy has a lot less...
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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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The soybean/corn price ratio certainly supports a shift in area from corn to soybean planting this spring, but it will need to be monitored for signs of that transition being too g...
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EARLY MORNING GLOBEX NET CHANGES: May corn is up 2 1/4 cents per bushel, May soybeans are up 3 1/4 cents, May KC wheat is up 4 1/4 cents, May Chicago wheat is up 2 cents, and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0275 cents.
Livestock futures were higher as traders found little reason to be bearish during the day. However, the final print of boxed beef and pork cutouts was not supportive and may influence the markets today.
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