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Results from Iowa and Minnesota are in, rains fell in some northern and western areas and a Rural Mainstreet Index holds above growth-neutral...

The crop markets were mixed in overnight trading as the Pro Farmer Crop Tour wrapped up. Firming cash cattle prices suggest futures could rebound from Thursday, but hogs seem to be facing seasonal weakness.

Highlights from Day 4 of our Crop Tour. Some rains fall in far western Corn Belt. Survey finds continuing strong rural economy. Choice beef takes out June highs.

Rural Mainstreet Index finds ninth consecutive month of above growth neutral reading on rural economies.

Tune in for coverage of the last day of coverage with scouts sampling fields in Iowa and Minnesota. Results for these states will be unveiled at 8:00 p.m. CT.

Mark’s observations and comments from the final day of Crop Tour.

Disinflationary pressures along with big Corn Belt rains undercut the crop markets Thursday. Worries that wholesale meat prices are set to decline seasonally depressed the livestock markets.

Get preliminary route reports from Crop Tour leaders as they make their way through Iowa and Minnesota on the final day of the tour.

$350 million in pandemic aid payments to dairy farmers via PMVAP

The northwest Corn Belt has been particularly hard-hit.