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Midwestern Gasoline Prices Lead Weekly Gains | June 7, 2022
Midwestern Gasoline Prices Lead Weekly Gains | June 7, 2022

Russia says two Ukrainian ports have been de-mined, corn and soybeans post stout condition ratings and the Labor Advisory Committee advises Biden extend China tariffs...

DC Signal to Noise | June 6, 2022
DC Signal to Noise | June 6, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss several key issues facing Congress as they return from break. Gun control, food prices, the RFS, inflation, Ukraine and more...

Friday Wrap Up | June 3, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | June 3, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

U.S. Faces Risk of Power Outages | June 2, 2022
U.S. Faces Risk of Power Outages | June 2, 2022

Ukraine is working with the U.N. to move Black Sea exports, Eurozone inflation surges and President Biden considers the sale of Russian crude to combat high gasoline prices...

Corn & Soybean Planting Progress Surges | June 1, 2022
Corn & Soybean Planting Progress Surges | June 1, 2022

Pope Francis weighs in on grain exports, China's PMI continues to sag and wholesale meat trade hints at strong Memorial Day clearance...

Friday Wrap Up | May 27, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | May 27, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

USDA Encourages New Meat Processing Capacity | May 26, 2022
USDA Encourages New Meat Processing Capacity | May 26, 2022

Chinese Premiere highlights sagging economy, Russia blames the West for Ukrainian shipping woes and Secretary of State Blinken will deliver remarks today...

Planting Progress A Growing Concern in Dakotas | May 24, 2022
Planting Progress A Growing Concern in Dakotas | May 24, 2022

EU and U.S. are working on global oil price caps, Governor Newsom threatens Californians with water restrictions and beef stocks in April rose to a record...

Friday Wrap Up | May 20, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | May 20, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

House Passes Gas Bill | May 20, 2022
House Passes Gas Bill | May 20, 2022

Malaysia maintains palm oil export tax, France's wheat crop ratings soften and Biden Administration lends flexibility to refiners on RFS requirements...

China Negotiates to Buy Russian Crude | May 19, 2022
China Negotiates to Buy Russian Crude | May 19, 2022

G7 leaders discuss covering Ukraine's bills, HRW tour continues to find struggling crops and Indonesia will drop palm oil export ban...

Gasoline Prices Move Higher | May 18, 2022
Gasoline Prices Move Higher | May 18, 2022

Some areas surveyed by Wheat Quality Council labeled 'sparse,' UK consumer prices surge and Fed chair warns of the potential for higher unemployment...

Ukraine to Restrict Corn Transport via Rail | May 17, 2022
Ukraine to Restrict Corn Transport via Rail | May 17, 2022

Secretary Vilsack raises concerns over Ukraine's grain storage capacity, Tunisia plans to step up phosphate exports and U.S. gasoline prices tap another record high...

Friday Wrap Up | May 13, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | May 13, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Powell Confirmed to Lead the Fed | May 13, 2022
Powell Confirmed to Lead the Fed | May 13, 2022

The European Commission looks to thwart Russian port blockade, diesel prices score fresh record high and the Bloomberg Commodity Agriculture Index soars...

U.S. Food Prices Continue to Climb | May 12, 2022
U.S. Food Prices Continue to Climb | May 12, 2022

USDA will release key data this morning, Russia expects robust wheat exports and IEA assures global oil output will remain strong...

Ukraine Calls on the West to End Russian Blockade | May 11, 2022
Ukraine Calls on the West to End Russian Blockade | May 11, 2022

China scolds U.S. on Taiwan, the Supreme Court will hear Proposition 12 and President Biden is expected to announce funding for domestic fertilizer production...

DC Signal to Noise | May 9, 2022
DC Signal to Noise | May 9, 2022

Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss the new Farm Bill, Ukraine, Putin, and the turning point in American government with the leak of a Supreme Court draft.

Friday Wrap Up | May 6, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | May 6, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Global Food Prices Ease Slightly | May 6, 2022
Global Food Prices Ease Slightly | May 6, 2022

ASA says Biden double-cropping incentive package may fall flat, economists expect unemployment to drop and FAO highlights grain trapped in Ukraine...

EU Looks to Hasten Trade Talks | May 5, 2022
EU Looks to Hasten Trade Talks | May 5, 2022

OPEC members open confab today, the 'new-normal' is not as lucrative as some had expected and Yellen highlights ongoing economic risks...

Brussels Proposes Ban on Russian Oil | May 4, 2022
Brussels Proposes Ban on Russian Oil | May 4, 2022

European LNG imports surge, CRP acreage will fall short of limit and forecaster predicts an active wildfire season in western United States...

E.U. Members Balk at Oil Embargo | May 3, 2022
E.U. Members Balk at Oil Embargo | May 3, 2022

Avian influenza numbers continue to climb, markets anticipate a Wednesday rate hike and areas of Brazil are very dry...

Friday Wrap Up | April 29, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | April 29, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Germany Leans Toward Russian Oil Ban | April 29, 2022
Germany Leans Toward Russian Oil Ban | April 29, 2022

Pelosi dismisses proposed gas tax holiday as a, 'PR' move, the first human case of H5 Bird Flu detected and EPA expects to release RVOs early next week...

Russia Renews Attacks on Infrastructure | April 26, 2022
Russia Renews Attacks on Infrastructure | April 26, 2022

Russia threatens the use of nukes, consultant raises Argy soybean crop estimate and a U.S. District Court pegs June 3 EPA deadline on RFS levels...

Friday Wrap Up | April 22, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | April 22, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Russia Sends Wheat to Cuba | April 22, 2022
Russia Sends Wheat to Cuba | April 22, 2022

Senator Grassley says cattle market transparency hearing a 'formality,' sentiments on China's assets sour and USDA will release its Cattle on Feed and Cold Storage reports today...

Eurozone Inflation Rises to Fresh Record | April 21, 2022
Eurozone Inflation Rises to Fresh Record | April 21, 2022

Chinese crushers slow summer purchases, finance leaders walk out on Russian speaker and Ukrainian farmers will need to remove mines before planting...

China's Soybean Production to Rise | April 20, 2022
China's Soybean Production to Rise | April 20, 2022

President Biden will address U.S. military leaders, China leaves interest rates unchanged and stricter environmental standards proposed for infrastructure projects...

World Bank Warns of Ongoing Uncertainty | April 19, 2022
World Bank Warns of Ongoing Uncertainty | April 19, 2022

Japanese Yen deteriorates, HPAI detected in massive Pennsylvania layer flock and the U.S. and its allies discuss repercussions for Russia...

Friday Wrap Up | April 14, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | April 14, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Brian Grete discuss the market action in this holiday shortened week...

Putin Seeks New Oil Customers | April 14, 2022
Putin Seeks New Oil Customers | April 14, 2022

HPAI cases continue to mount, straining egg supplies, striking Argentine truckers fail to reach agreement and China will cut interest rates to support economy...

China's Meat Imports Tank | April 13, 2022
China's Meat Imports Tank | April 13, 2022

Fed President pushes for 3% rates by Q3, Argentine trucker strike continues and the State Dept. orders non-essential consulate staff out of Shanghai...

Friday Wrap Up | April 8, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | April 8, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

USDA to Release April WASDE | April 8, 2022
USDA to Release April WASDE | April 8, 2022

RFA CEO calls EPA decision on waivers a 'hollow victory,' EU steps-up sanctions on Russia and global food prices continue to climb...

EPA to Decide on 2018 RFS Waivers | April 7, 2022
EPA to Decide on 2018 RFS Waivers | April 7, 2022

Trump era WOTUS rule reinstated, Yellen suggests booting Russia from G20 and EPA mulls year-round E15...

Eurozone PPI Up Sharply on the Year | April 6, 2022
Eurozone PPI Up Sharply on the Year | April 6, 2022

The National Sunflower Association predicts a sharp rise in 2022 acreage, Secretary Vilsack does not expect a major disruption in poultry exports due to bird flu and the Fed will release FOMC minutes this afternoon...

Shanghai Lockdown Extended | April 5, 2022
Shanghai Lockdown Extended | April 5, 2022

China's Belt and Road initiative suffers amid Russian invasion, HPAI cases breach 22 million and federal funds are now available to livestock producers...

DC Signal to Noise | April 4, 2022
DC Signal to Noise | April 4, 2022

Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss Ukraine, fuel prices, the Emergency Livestock Program, recent USDA reports, the recent increase in bird flu and more...

Friday Wrap Up | April 1, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | April 1, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Poultry Price Fixing Charges Dropped | April 1, 2022
Poultry Price Fixing Charges Dropped | April 1, 2022

Russia/Ukraine talks to continue today, soybean crush is expected to fall and HPAI cases approach 100...

Stocks Numbers Potential Market Movers | March 31, 2022
Stocks Numbers Potential Market Movers | March 31, 2022

USDA will release its Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks Reports today, Biden Admin may remove restrictions on E15 and China's PMI fell below growth-neutral in March...

Jurors Deadlocked in Price Fixing Case | March 30, 2022
Jurors Deadlocked in Price Fixing Case | March 30, 2022

USTR Katherine Tai today will begin two days of congressional testimony on trade, skepticism surrounds Russian pullback and farm-state senators urge prioritizing green fertilizers...

Russia/Ukraine Talk in Turkey | March 29, 2022
Russia/Ukraine Talk in Turkey | March 29, 2022

Fed may become more aggressive in inflation fight, wheat exporters filling the Black Sea export gap and beef retailers proceed with caution...

Friday Wrap Up | March 25, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | March 25, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Biden Meets with Euro Allies | March 24, 2022
Biden Meets with Euro Allies | March 24, 2022

U.S. plans to provide LNG to Europe, USTR reinstates tariffs on China and frozen beef stocks rise unexpectedly...

Friday Wrap Up | March 18, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | March 18, 2022

Davis Michaelsen talks markets with Chip Flory...

Ukraine Likely to Cut Grain Exports | March 18, 2022
Ukraine Likely to Cut Grain Exports | March 18, 2022

Russian crude exports to India surge, Germany calls for cease fire in Ukraine and President Biden will dialogue with Chinese President Xi...

Russia - Ukraine Talks Continue | March 17, 2022
Russia - Ukraine Talks Continue | March 17, 2022

Canadian Pacific Railway threatens union members, Eurozone inflation continues to firm and Argentina turns to the export market to moderate inflation...