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Cordonnier leaves South American crop estimates unchanged, Russia damages export infrastructure and Blinken will visit Beijing...

USDA attache cuts Argy corn crop estimate, Paraguay struggles to move record crop and Thompson seeks Democrat support for the Farm Bill...

Rosario Exchange slashes Argy crop estimate, Chinese importers refuse Ukraine corn cargoes and gains in the cash hog index outpace wholesale values...

Insect and disease pressure trim Argy estimate, Chinese EV sales rise and the pork cutout tops $100...

Ukrainian grain exports slow from year-ago, EPA clarifies Dicamba ruling and Taiwan rocked by 7.4 quake...

China to limit corn deliveries, attache lowers Brazilian crop estimates and tugboat tests temporary transit...

Japan works to support Yen, Eurozone cuts production forecast and the Biden Administration will repair Baltimore Bridge...

HRW crop improves, Baltimore Bridge struck by cargo ship and U.S. frozen meat inventories decline...

Lower global prices to spur Chinese demand, Congress releases minibus bill and EU PMI rises...

Congressional leaders announce funding deal, the People’s Bank of China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged and economists scramble to decipher dot plot from Fed...

China approves GM corn and soybean seed, Bank of Japan raises rates and the EU to levy tariffs on Russia and Belarus...

Australia eyes bumper cotton crop, Eurozone industrial production falls and Britain's economy returns to growth...

Cordonnier stands pat on SA crop estimates, ADA reports delayed financial results and the CME Lean Hog Index falters...

Corn soybeans and wheat futures are under pressure to open the week. Cattle and hog futures are mildly lower as well...

USDA to update balance sheets, House passes spending bill and the U.S. ag trade deficit widens...

Comex gold futures rise to record level, Biden to meet with Competition Council and today marks a crucial step on the way to the Presidency...

Biden Admin misses own greenhouse gas deadline, Senate kicks funding can and spring crop insurance prices are set...

French shippers avoid Red Sea, Russia not interested in renewing Black Sea grain deal and today marks First Notice day for March contracts...

Cordonnier holds steady on Brazil and Argy crops, U.S. HRW crop improves and Indonesia to encourage palm oil production...

Houthis harangue shippers, Congressional squabbling delays funding bill and China's new home prices decline...

Poland will not meet with Zelensky, Soybean producers give EPA regs the side-eye and China's property woes persist...

U.S. to replace Chinese-made port cranes, RFA appeals to Biden Administration and the CME Lean Hog Index springs higher...

USDA releases crop forecasts, Japan slips into recession and global crude stocks projected to reach record high...

Farmers block Port of Antwerp, Houthi rebels strike ship bound for Iran and the CME Lean Hog Index firms...

Ukraine expects seeding area to match last year, India's rice prices continue to rise and beef packers remain at a standoff with feedlots...

Traders await USDA reports, Conab slashes forecasts and ocean imports into the United States are increasing...

Yellen to visit China, House Democrats keep Farm Bill hopes alive and Aussie meat exports surge...

Cordonnier leaves South American crop estimates unchanged, China's stock market responds to economic news and E.U. inflation expectations decline...

Global food prices soften, economists expect a rise in non-farm payrolls and Argy corn crop outstrips USDA estimate...

U.S. soybean oil used in bio-fuel production breeches 1 billion pounds, India's rice rally continues and BOE leaves rates unchanged...

Beijing asks Tehran to rein-in Houthis, Ukraine food prices rise and Yellen says Biden isn't finished...

Shippers seek alternative routes around Red Sea, rice prices mark record high and the Fed works against the Economist's 'free money machine'...

Bret Waltz from BAM WX advises caution until the weather turns and offers hope for rivers in need of re-charge...

Markets and government offices will be closed on Monday, Washington mulls Houthi strike and German wheat production to fall...

Greece to send frigate to Red Sea, Foreign investment in China declines and feedyards pass on steady cash cattle bids...

Greece warns shippers to avoid Yemeni waters, Xi still focused on Taiwan and Brazil to halt biodiesel imports...

U.S. embarks on Operation Prosperity Guardian, Moscow is un-interested in restarting Black Sea Grain Deal and FSA opens enrollment in ARC and PLC…

UN Global Food Price Index skids lower, CCP commits to providing support to Chinese economy and Speaker Johnson suggests CR...

Moscow's oil revenues have increased since the start of the war, Smithfield slashes Utah hog production and cash hogs are still searching for a floor...

Corn and soybean futures are mildly weaker to start the week with wheat mixed. Cattle futures are sharply lower with lean hogs mixed…

Vilsack expects Chinese corn demand to return to U.S., Eurozone inflation continues lower and feedlots hold out for higher cash cattle bids...

OECD predicts slowing economic growth, bellies lead cutout decline and USDA suspends ERP...

Cordonnier leaves Brazilian crop estimates unchanged, Russia mulls export ban and the WTO will review duties on biodiesel imports...

Recent Brazilian rains have been hit-&-miss, U.S. treasuries rebound and the Dollar Index continues to fall...

Corn and wheat futures are under light pressure with soybeans slightly higher to start the week. Cattle futures are mostly higher with lean hogs mixed.

House passes stopgap funding bill, Biden readies for meeting with Xi and UK economy stagnates...

Chip Flory talks trade policy, government shutdown and ethanol with Iowa Senator Charles Grassley (R) in this excerpt from AgriTalk Radio November 13, 2023.

Traders expect little change in USDA report, CONAB raises Brazilian soybean crop estimate and Chinese pork prices tumble...

China PMI slips below growth-neutral, Trudeau bows to push-back against federal carbon tax and the Senate mulls CR...

Cordonnier cuts SA crop forecasts, India cuts cotton forecast and ERP payments continue past disbursement deadline...