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China will release food stockpiles, anthrax has been detected in a North Dakota cattle herd and the infrastructure bill continues to encounter hurdles...

U.S. economy adds 943,000 new jobs as recovery picks up pace | wage inflation evident

Ahead of the Open | August 6, 2021 Grain, soybean futures steady-firmer as trade watches export markets.

July jobs update awaited. Temp swings stressing Argentine wheat, but not enough to lower crop prospects. China to release reserves of commodities ‘essential for livelihood,' takes more steps to control hog supply.

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After the Bell | August 5, 2021 Corn futures gain on better than expected export sales, hog futures tumble after pork cutouts nosedive.

IHS Markit Agribusiness and Linn & Associations estimated the U.S. corn crop will yield an average of 176.5 bu. and 176.16 bu. per acre, respectively.

Conditions were mixed for the Midwest the week ending Aug. 3, with heavy precipitation again favoring southern and eastern areas of the Midwest, with little to no rain in the Upper Midwest.

The United States makes its first arms sale to China, House leadership wants more climate related language in the physical infrastructure bill and President Biden will sign an executive order setting emissions targets...

Infrastructure hurdles | U.S. trade deficit surged to record in June as imports shot higher

Infrastructure hurdles | U.S. trade deficit surged to record in June as imports shot higher

Ahead of the Open | August 5, 2021 Corn, wheat futures seen higher, soybeans lower as trade assess weather, demand outlooks.

Old-crop sales of the grain were light, but in line with expectations. Wheat sales fell short of expectations. Soybean sales were in line with expectations, with new-crop business perking up a bit.

Global food prices dip in July. Shipping container rates soar. A top Federal Reserve official said higher interest rates could come as soon as early 2023. Boxed beef prices still roaring higher.

Cash livestock fundamentals remain strong.

After the Bell | August 4, 2021 Corn, wheat futures slip while soybean futures climb, cattle futures extend gains on strong beef.

World Weather Inc. pulls rainfall from the forecast, California bars farmers from using stream and river water and Mexico bans imports of Dominican pork...

Ahead of the Open | August 4, 2021 Wheat seen higher on smaller global harvest outlook, corn and soybeans steady-higher.

Biden announces two-month moratorium on renter evictions

Diminished rain chances for the Corn Belt over the weekend, but rain possible mid-month. StoneX’s U.S. corn crop forecast well under USDA’s. China to probe fertilizer firms.

The ag economy barometer stabilized at levels similar to where it stood for much of 2017 through 2019.

After the Bell | August 3, 2021 Soybean futures drop near four-week lows after USDA ratings improve, hogs up on strong pork cutouts.

Crop condition ratings improve, Senate appropriations committee forwards 2022 FY spending bill and ASF ravages the Dominican Republic...

Ahead of the Open | August 3, 2021 Corn, soybeans lower on wetter Midwest outlook, wheat pulls back after rally near three-month highs.

Will Sen. Graham and perhaps other senators getting Covid impact infrastructure vote?

Cordonnier sticks with U.S. yield pegs, but anxious about dry northwest Corn Belt. Frost shrinks Brazil’s winter wheat crop. Egypt to raise subsidized bread prices. ASF spreading across the Dominican Republic.

On the other hand, soybean and spring wheat ratings unexpectedly improved. Find more highlights of USDA's Crop Progress and Condition report.

This was the first weekly uptick in the spring wheat CCI of the growing season.

After the Bell | August 2, 2021 Wheat futures near three-month highs after cut to Russia harvest forecast, corn, soybeans also climb.

The amount of corn inspected for export handily topped expectations and the tally nearly doubled the year-ago figure. In addition, last week’s number was also revised nearly 150,000 MT higher.

Corn and wheat futures are higher and soybeans are mixed. Cattle and hog futures are higher to start the week.

In Kenya, farmers can’t spend much time thinking about the UN’s sustainable development goals, let alone striving to meet them, when we don’t have a good sense of whether it will rain next week.

Ahead of the Open | August 2, 2021 Corn, soybean futures fall on Midwest rain, wheat up on demand strength.

Wheat rallying to kick off August. Dry start to August, but temperatures not expected to be threatening. Big slowdown in soybean crush expected. Republican senators seek meeting with Biden on biofuels.

China’s securities regulator calls for talks with American counterpart

WHIP+ plus… FY 2022 appropriations… Dems push ‘voting rights’ bill… Reconciliation

Brian Grete and Davis Michaelsen discuss this week's market action...

After the Bell | July 30, 2021 Grain futures drop with cooler conditions seen for Midwest, cattle and hogs also lower.

EPA and Army say they will work to develop a "a reasonable, effective, and durable definition of WOTUS," and enlist the public's help to do so.

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Cash corn and soybean prices dropped this week.

China suspends some fertilizer exports | Another antidumping, CVD investigation on Russian fertilizer

Wheat Quality Council Tour wraps up spring wheat survey, the debt ceiling looms this weekend and China will crimp fertilizer exports...

Ahead of the Open | July 30, 2021 Grain, soybean futures lower overnight as market awaits key August crop phases.

In an effort to head-off some of the questions about Crop Tour sampling, here’s our answers to a few “Crop Tour FAQs!”

Profit-taking moved in overnight. Spring wheat tour confirms heavy toll of drought. China to suspend some fertilizer exports. Pork and cash hog prices fall.

After the Bell | July 29, 2021 Grain futures climb as drought grips N. Plains, northwest Corn Belt, cattle futures end lower.

Dry weather covered much of the Midwest the week ending July 27, and rising temperatures increased crop stress in the Upper Midwest.

The Wheat Quality Council Tour continues to find extreme crop stress, the infrastructure bill moves into debate and the Dominican Republic is stricken with ASF...