Agriculture News
Soybean ratings are now lower than at this time last year
Weekly wheat export inspections slid 379,000 MT from the previous week, but were still within the expected pre-report range.
This week the team dives into what to expect from USDA’s Crop Production and WASDE reports.
Corn and wheat futures are mildly higher with soybeans near unchanged. Cattle futures are trying to work higher with hog futures mixed...
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Wheat sales for the week ended Aug. 28 were down 46% from the previous week and 51% from the four-week average. New-crop corn sales were strong, while net soybean sales were near the low end of pre-report expectations.
Corn and soybean acres impacted by drought increase slightly
Union Pacific is pursuing an acquisition of Northfolk Southern but will have to meet an elevated standard before being approved. The merger could be in opposition to President Trump’s executive order on monopolies.
Dry weather across portions of the country are impacting conditions.
A look into what the market typically looks like in September.
Corn, soybeans and wheat are under pressure to start the week with livestock futures on the rise...
Traders were expecting net new-crop soybean sales for the week ended Aug. 21 to range from 450,000 MT to 1.0 MMT.
$15 to $20 per acre decrease in 2026 cash rents projected
Conditions declined but still remain stronger than last year
Monthly survey of bankers finds growing pessimism
The team dives into the Crop Tour results, what moved the markets last week and what to watch out for this week.
USDA reported weekly wheat inspections totaled 946,472 MT for the week ended Aug. 21, which were more than double the previous week and well above pre-report expectations.