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Several rounds of storm systems led to some drought improvement to the Midwest and Plains the week ending Oct. 5, but drought/dryness worsened in areas that missed out amid unseasonable warmth.
President Biden hints at sidestepping filibuster rules, Bayer AG wins in court decision and the USTR will accept comments on U.S./China trade policy...
Biden slashes social/climate change spending bill by more than $1 trillion
Ahead of the Open | October 6, 2021 Grain, soybean futures seen slightly firmer as crude oil nears seven-year high.
Attaché: China to bring in 30 MMT of corn in 2020-21 & 20 MMT in 2021-22. Biden: ‘Real possibility’ Dems could revise Senate rules to counter filibuster. PCR sales soared in Wuhan before first official Covid-19 cases.
After the Bell | October 5, 2021 Corn futures fall second day as U.S. harvest expands, soybeans climb as soyoil rallies.
“At least the sunsets were pretty. That’s the best I can say about the summer of 2021,” says guest blogger Mark Wagoner of Touchet, Washington.
Significant precipitation is expected over the northern plains, Biden chides GOP leaders on the debt ceiling and Growth Energy presses Supreme Court on RFS...
Debt limit debate a key political game of who blinks first | Cotton, energy prices surging
Ahead of the Open | October 5, 2021
Cordonnier maintains U.S. crop estimates, notes ‘surprisingly good’ bean yields. Russian wheat prices still rising. Another Chinese developer has fallen into crisis. Biden warns U.S. could default, blames McConnell.