News & Analysis

Tour directors Brian Grete and Jeff Wilson discus their findings from Nebraska and Indiana, recorded Tuesday evening.

Grain futures are off to a solid start to the week with livestock futures mixed but mostly higher.

Former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsak discusses the planks in Presidential hopeful Joe Biden's ag platform with Chip Flory, Jim Wiesemeyer and Pam Johnson on an August 14 episode of AgriTalk Radio.

Corn and soybeans saw two-sided overnight trade and open the day session amid choppy price action. Wheat futures open the week under pressure. Cattle futures are mixed and nearby lean hog contracts are sharply higher.

Soybean futures open the week amid a firmer tone with corn futures steady to fractionally higher and wheat futures under pressure. Live cattle futures are slightly higher with lean hog futures under light pressure.

Corn and soybean futures are slightly higher at the start of daytime trade. Cattle futures are moderately to sharply higher as lean hog futures favor a slightly firmer tone.

Corn and wheat futures softened overnight and are showing followthrough selling on the open. Soybeans opened higher on the announcement of a daily sale to China. Cattle futures opened under light pressure from some profit taking as hog futures edge higher.

Livestock futures open the week amid tepid strength as corn and soybean futures open under pressure. U.S./China relations teeter amid tit-for-tat sanctioning.

Grain, soy and livestock futures are off to a solid start this morning.

Surging COVID cases have investors on edge. Corn futures are solidly higher to start the week, adding light support to wheat futures. Soybeans and livestock futures are mixed.