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Livestock and poultry producers who suffered losses during the Covid-19 pandemic due to insufficient access to processing can apply for aid under USDA’s Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program from July 20 to Sept. 17.
Highlights from today’s Crop Progress and Condition Report.
The CCI ratings for the corn and soybean crops were nearly unchanged for the week.
Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss beef cattle and dairy markets with an eye toward USDA Secretary Vilsack’s visit to the Omaha, Nebraska area.
USDA maintained its weather-adjusted trendline yield estimates for both corn and soybeans and incorporated its June 30 harvested acreage estimates.
Inspections for corn, soybeans and wheat were in line with expectations.
Corn soybean and spring wheat futures are mildly higher this morning. Cattle futures are mostly weaker with hog futures off to a firmer start to the week.
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Find expectations for USDA’s July 12 Crop Production and WASDE reports.