Markets and government offices will be closed Monday in observance of Independence Day, the Fed suggests a 2022 rate hike and the House passes a transportation and water infrastructure measure...
Grain and soy futures are rising ahead of long holiday weekend. The focal point today is the June jobs report. Meanwhile, a USDA attaché expects Chinese imports of corn to slow notably in 2021-22.
A stalled frontal boundary brought widespread, heavy rain and flash flooding to parts of the lower Midwest. But the Upper Midwest largely missed out on the heaviest rains, maintaining drought concerns.
The bulk of these big new-crop soybean sales was known via USDA’s daily reporting service. Old-crop sales were light, as expected, but they were able to stay in positive territory.
Corn and beans rallying on bullish acreage data. Monthly soy and corn processing reports out today. TPA expires with little fanfare and the U.S. and Taiwan restarted trade talks.
Corn planted acres climbed from March intentions, but by around 1.1 million acres less than analysts expected. USDA’s June 1 stocks estimates came in on the friendly side of expectations for corn, soybeans and wheat.
USDA will release anticipated reports today, more frost is forecast tonight for Brazil's safrhina corn areas and expansion slows in China's factory sector...
June Acreage Report, Quarterly Grain Stocks out today. Rains limit frost damage in Brazil’s northern Parana, with another frost/freeze expected tonight. A bipartisan low-carbon biofuels bill will be unveiled today.
Cordonnier makes no change to U.S. corn and soybean estimates, China rejects Canadian request for dispute settlement and details on dairy payments take a back seat to infrastructure plan...
Proposition 12 imposes what opponents claim is arbitrary animal housing standards that reach far outside of California's borders to farms across the country, and bans the sale of pork that does not meet those standards.
But today’s update also featured upside revisions to USDA’s initially reported soybean and especially corn export inspections for the week ending June 17.
Spring wheat futures continue to climb, soybeans are sharply higher as well with corn futures mildly higher. Cattle futures are mixed and mostly weaker as hog futures firm.
It was a wet weekend for the Midwest, but a dry, warm forecast for the Upper Midwest with heat moving into the Northern Plains keep weather concerns close at hand.
Inside you'll find weather updates, both sides of the livestock pricing issue, an update on an infrastructure deal and market-by-market analysis and marketing advice.
Heavy rain and storms are on tap for southern and eastern areas of the Midwest. The infrastructure agreement faces some high hurdles reaching the finish line. USDA's monthly Cattle on Feed Report is out this afternoon.
