Monday, March 9, 2026 3:45PM CDT
Farmers are seeing major price spikes when they call fertilizer suppliers. The American Farm Bureau Federation is calling on President Trump to protect fertilizer shipments. The war in Iran and the broader Middle East is hitting just as farmers begin spring planting, and now prices for fuel and fertilizers are rising, with shipping disrupted through the Strait of Hormuz.
Monday, March 9, 2026 9:42AM CDT
Economists at the University of Illinois say the scenarios they have run show strong benefits in a lot of cases for farmers to lower their individual Revenue Protection coverage but add on ECO and SCO policies. That works in a lot of cases, but not for everyone.
Monday, March 9, 2026 6:39AM CDT
The 2026 Commodity Classic brought 12,000 farmers and industry insiders to San Antonio. Here's a final look at some of the technology and hardware we saw.
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.
The notion of a looming strike does not bode well for the cattle complex as fear and uncertainty unravel both the market's fundamental and technical components.
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 down 4 cents per bushel, May soybeans are down 4 cents, May KC wheat is down 7 1/2 cents, May Chicago wheat is down 8 3/4 cents, and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is down 0.1300 cents.
Cattle futures plummeted for a second day, with contracts gaping lower on the open on the news that the JBS plant strike is set to take place. Hog futures closed lower but recovered from the lows earlier in the day. Packers were actively looking for hogs.
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