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Grain and soybean futures gapped higher overnight, lean hog futures are posting fresh highs as live and feeder cattle futures soften.

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G7 nations support minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15%, hurdles ahead

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Old-crop corn sales topped expectations, while new-crop sales were right in line with what the market expected. Exports of the grain held above 2 MMT.

Argentina’s Agroindustrial Council (CAA) issued a statement today saying Argentine meat producers will continue to hold talks with the government with the goal of lifting a one-month suspension on exports of beef.

On the High Plains, temperatures were cool and rain fell, but that did little to change drought conditions in the region.

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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.

Argentine cattle producers are slated to end their halt to meat sales at midnight tonight, but the ban could be renewed and extended to grain sales.

As rumored, the ethanol producer POET announced Tuesday it had acquired Flint Hills Resources’ entire ethanol business.

The market is breathing a collective sigh of relief that the outage was short-lived.

Farmers National notes strong gains in farmland values since Jan. 1.

Highlights from today's USDA Crop Progress and Condition Report.

Purdue University and CME Group report the Ag Economy Barometer dropped 20 points during May to a reading of 158 points, the lowest since September 2020.

JBS is the world’s largest meatpacker and it controls around 25% of all U.S. beef capacity and roughly 20% of its hog slaughter capacity.

Initial Pro Farmer corn CCI rating is 4.7 points above the five-year average

An already low spring wheat CCI rating falls even further below the five-year average

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Grain and soy futures are sharply higher to start the week after a weekend frost. Live and feeder cattle futures are under pressure with lean hogs mixed.

Wheat inspections dropped notably from last week’s strong showing. Soybean inspections were lackluster, as expected.

Temperatures dipped below freezing over Memorial Day weekend in the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains, raising questions about slowed development and the possibility some replanting will be needed.

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Harvest of China’s winter wheat crop got underway this month, which along with Chinese changes in recommended feed mixes could cool Chinese buying of corn near-term.

"Reports indicate much of this week’s heavy rains was immediately absorbed by the severely dry soils, with no runoff into empty dugouts or ponds," according to today's Drought Monitor Summary.

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China bought a total of 5.812 MMT of corn the week ending May 20, with 5.644 MMT of those purchases being new-crop.

Argentine port workers launched another 48-hour strike at midnight as they continue to push to be designated essential workers so they can receive Covid-19 vaccines.

FSA will invest $10 million to measure and monitor the soil carbon sequestration and other climate and environmental benefits of conservation practices over the life of CRP contracts

The all-items consumer price index climbed 0.8% from March to April, with the gauge of economy-wide inflation now up 4.2% from year-ago levels, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service.

Ceres Global Ag Corp. today announced it will build a $350 million canola crushing facility in Northgate, Saskatchewan, which is near Canada’s border with the U.S.

Dr. Dermot Hayes says even with possible mandatory overtime to compensate for lost capacity, the industry will lose 2.5% of overall harvest capacity if the ruling stands, with small producers likely to be hardest-hit.

A Mexican federal judge shot down a request by the National Farm Council to freeze a plan by the Mexican government to ban genetically modified (GMO) corn and the herbicide glyphosate by 2024.

When USDA’s weekly crop condition ratings are plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index, the HRW rating improved while the SRW ratings fell.

The pork and beef stocks numbers both speak to pent-up consumer demand as Covid-related restrictions ease.

Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss key policy issues including rural internet connectivity and infrastructure.

Shipments of corn, soybeans and wheat were within expectations.