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USDA says anticipated trade aid could be announced the first week of December, but ag economists are split on whether payments would provide relief or worsen lingering risks such as high input costs and market distortions.
Corn is clinging to unchanged while soybeans and wheat futures fall. Cattle futures are sharply lower with lean hogs mildly higher to start the week...
Corn, soybeans and wheat favored the upside in early overnight trade but have since turned lower.
Price-friendly USDA cattle-on-feed report
Placements in feedlots during October totaled 2.04 million head, down 10% from 2024
Susan Olson, of Action Intel, analyzes barge movement and logistics and says the past few weeks show a divergence in how grain is getting to export markets.
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Tight supplies and strong demand have pushed beef prices and producer profitability to historic highs. After peaking in 2025, CattleFax analyst Kevin Good forecasts prices will see a modest correction while fundamentals remain strong.
USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce says USDA’s new phase of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program expands eligibility, requires in-person enrollment and targets losses from the 2023 and 2024 weather disasters.
Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order to lift the 40% tariffs imposed in July on certain Brazilian agricultural imports, including beef, coffee, cocoa and fruit.