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Latest Market News & Analysis
Get preliminary updates from Tour leaders as they make their way through Nebraska, Indiana and Illinois.
Big wheat losses weighed on corn and soybeans Tuesday, eventually reversing early bean gains tied to announced daily sales. Livestock futures set back on concerns about wholesale strength translating to cash markets.
My observations and comments from the first day of Crop Tour.
From the Rows | August 16, 2021 Crop Tour Day 1 shows South Dakota corn, soybeans under dryness stress.
The grain markets look set to open weakly today, but the daily announcement of more soybean sales should boost soybeans. Whether the livestock markets will build on Monday’s gains is questionable.
Day 1 Crop Tour results for South Dakota and Ohio. Biden defends withdrawal amid deadly chaos in Afghanistan. China’s sow herd contracts for first time in nearly two years.
Centrist Democrats still insist on bipartisan infrastructure vote
Mark Bernard’s Day 1 observations and comments from the eastern leg of Crop Tour.
Emily Carolan shares a recap of Day 1 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour from the data bunker.
Spring wheat ratings held steady, with just 11% of the crop rated “good” or “excellent.”