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Editor Brian Grete and Davis Michaelsen discuss the weather volatility and look ahead to Thursday’s S&D report...
![“Asian exporters are paying premium shipping rates, sometimes 10 times what the rate is for going from the [United] States back to Asia, and this shipping rate disparity incentivizes sending back those empty containers,” Borror said.](https://assets.farmjournal.com/dims4/default/5c9a336/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x600+20+0/resize/500x375!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffj-corp-pub.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fs3fs-public%2F2021-02%2FExport-ship-840.jpg)
Grain futures slip on improved rain chances for Midwest.
On the High Plains, temperatures were cool and rain fell, but that did little to change drought conditions in the region.
Yellen holds virtual chat with China’s Liu; Phase 2 talks ahead?
Brazil grapples with water crisis, Global food prices continue to rise and House Ag Committee Chair Scott notes “serious concerns” over Biden tax policy proposals...
While dairy operations are working to expand, finding millions of more cows is challenging, feed costs are high and both land and water are scarce.
Yesterday, Brazil’s Infrastructure Minister Tarcisio de Freitas said efforts to save water and direct it to power generation will inevitably disrupt navigation on the Tiete-Parana waterway.
Grain and soy futures continue to climb. Meanwhile, Brazil’s ag minister is warning efforts to ensure hydroelectric power will disrupt shipping along the Parana River.
Boxed beef, pork cutout value continue to rise amid strong meat demand