Wheat futures are sharply higher with corn higher on spillover support. Soybeans are working on a recovery from overnight pressure. Live cattle futures are firmer and lean hogs are slightly higher to start the week.
Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss the week’s market action...
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack joins Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer to discuss the updated Build Back Better framework and what it means for U.S. agriculture, including money invested for biofuels and conservation.
The sweeping infrastructure package failed to make it to a vote, Chinese coal futures tumble and Yellen still labels inflation as ‘transitory’...
President Biden hopes to find consensus on the social and climate change infrastructure bill, USTR Tai will meet with chicken producers and Chinese pork prices slide...
South American crop projections hover near record highs, China will work to curb emissions and the pork cutout continues to soften...
This week we welcome special guest David Wasserman, Senior Editor, U.S. House of Representatives for The Cook Political Report. David shares his perspective on potential outcomes of national elections.
Soybeans are leading gains in the grain markets with livestock futures also higher to start the week.
Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week’s market action...
Biden hopes for a House floor vote on human infrastructure bill by the end of the month, China encourages coal production and USDA is short-staffed...

Davis Michaelsen

Davis Michaelsen is Editor for Pro Farmer’s Inputs Monitor.