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First Thing Today Audio | July 20, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | July 20, 2021

Brazil's safrinha corn harvest progress lags year ago, squabbles continue over the infrastructure bill and the Biden administration blames China for a cyber attack...

First Thing Today Audio | July 15, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | July 15, 2021

The E.U. raises its soft wheat forecast, dryness in Brazil results in dredging on the Parana River and ASF continues to cause concern...

First Thing Today Audio | July 14, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | July 14, 2021

World Weather Inc. forecasts an active near-term weather pattern for the Midwest, inflation accelerated in June and a new bipartisan push to open Cuba to U.S. agriculture arises...

First Thing Today Audio | July 12, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | July 12, 2021

USDA will update its U.S. and global balance sheets today, weekend precipitation was light over the upper Midwest and a resurgence of ASF in China may extend pork demand...

First Thing Today Audio | July 9, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | July 9, 2021

China's PPI rises, Secretary Vilsack will travel to Omaha today and President Biden is expected to sign a sweeping Executive Order...

First Thing Today Audio | July 8 2021
First Thing Today Audio | July 8 2021

Tropical storm Elsa is expected to weaken, Canadian wildfires disrupt rail transport and USTR Tai discusses ethanol policy with Mexican officials...

First Thing Today Audio | July 7, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | July 7, 2021

Futures work to rebound from yesterday's losses overnight, China expects to increase domestic corn production and USDA Secretary Vilsack will visit Nebraska this week...

Friday Wrap-up | July 2, 2021
Friday Wrap-up | July 2, 2021

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete put some perspective on this wee's market action...

First Thing Today Audio | July 2, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | July 2, 2021

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...

First Thing Today Audio | July 1, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | July 1, 2021

Trading limits are expanded today after yesterday's corn market surge, U.S. and Taiwan officials meet and Smithfield Foods pays hefty fee...

First Thing Today Audio | June 30, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 30, 2021

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...

First Thing Today Audio | June 29, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 29, 2021

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...

First Thing Today Audio | June 23, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 23, 2021

Water levels in the Parana River are becoming a problem, President Biden and Secretary Vilsack will visit Wisconsin and Senate Democrats look to include citizenship in the infrastructure bill...

First Thing Today Audio | June 22, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 22, 2021

Spring wheat condition ratings plummet, China will auction more state-owned corn and lawmakers edge closer to an infrastructure deal...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | June 21, 2021
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | June 21, 2021

Grain and soy futures are under hefty pressure to start the week in response to weekend rains. Live cattle futures are quite as hog futures extend recent losses.

Friday Wrap-up | June 18, 2021
Friday Wrap-up | June 18, 2021

Davis Michaelsen brings in the big guns and talks with Chip Flory after a wild week of trade...

First Thing Today Audio | June 18, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 18, 2021

Expanded limits for many commodities are in place today, refiners post a RIN deficit and China will stockpile fertilizers and farm chemicals...

First Thing Today Audio | June 17, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 17, 2021

Biden and Putin agree on Iran's nuclear aspirations, limits expand for lean hog contracts as the cash market surges and Grassley looks forward to Ag Committee hearings on cattle industry woes...

First Thing Today Audio | June 16, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 16, 2021

Fed officials may indicate they are eyeing an interest rate increase sooner than expected, President Biden is to meet with Vladimir Putin today and China reports its pig herd surged in May...

First Thing Today Audio | June 15, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 15, 2021

Corn and soybean CCI ratings came in below 5-year averages, the U.S. and E.U. announce trade truce and a House Subcommittee will discuss shipping snags...

Friday Wrap-up | June 11, 2021
Friday Wrap-up | June 11, 2021

Editor Brian Grete and Davis Michaelsen discuss market declines into the weekend and this week's S&D reports...

First Thing Today Audio | June 10, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 10, 2021

USDA will release its June S&D balance sheets today, Biden tells military personnel coronavirus and climate change are among the greatest threats and El Salvador approves bitcoin as legal currency...

First Thing Today Audio | June 8, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 8, 2021

Recent rains were too little, too late for a portion of the Brazilian safrinha corn crop, Blinken looks to open trade talks with Taiwan and USDA begins work on rules for cell-based meat…

Friday Wrap-up | June 4, 2021
Friday Wrap-up | June 4, 2021

Editor Brian Grete and Davis Michaelsen discuss the weather volatility and look ahead to Thursday's S&D report...

First Thing Today Audio | June 4, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 4, 2021

U.S. LNG exports surge, JBS says all plants are up and running and Secretary Vilsack urges cattle market transparency...

First Thing Today Audio | June 3, 2021
First Thing Today Audio | June 3, 2021

Brazil grapples with water crisis, Global food prices continue to rise and House Ag Committee Chair Scott notes "serious concerns" over Biden tax policy proposals...