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Corn, soybeans and wheat feature a weaker tone to start the week. Cattle futures are moderately higher with hog futures under aggressive selling pressure...
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The U.S. Climate Prediction Center forecasts the weather pattern to persist for the next month or two, which is ideal for soybean reproductive stages, but the transition might impact the tail-end of the region’s growing season.
The southeast U.S. saw improvements, while parts of the lower Plains saw drought intensify slightly.
Excitement over record yields is tempered by weak prices
Limited Offerings, Strong Demand from Livestock Producers Support Values
Soybean ending stocks for 2025-26 were unchanged, while corn ending stocks were cut 125 million bu. from November amid an increase in exports.
During Monday’s roundtable with farmers, Trump said he’ll cut environmental requirements on tractors and other farm equipment, pushing manufacturers to lower prices and make machines simpler to operate and repair.
Commodity-specific payment rates will be released by the end of the month: USDA