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Cash Hog Index Posts Tepid Rise | January 27, 2023
Cash Hog Index Posts Tepid Rise | January 27, 2023

Domestic travel in China jumps, U.S., E.U. discuss Russian oil price cap and Thompson adds Feenstra to Ag Committee...

Iowa Confirms HPAI Detection | January 26, 2023
Iowa Confirms HPAI Detection | January 26, 2023

China increases corn in feed rations, U.S. money supply declines and Mosaic will not restart idled potash mine...

Treasury Dept. Continues Accounting Maneuvers | January 25, 2023
Treasury Dept. Continues Accounting Maneuvers | January 25, 2023

Germany, Poland and others will send tanks to Ukraine, USDA will release Cold Storage Report this afternoon and McCarthy will meet with Biden ahead of the State of the Union Address...

Cash Cattle Standoff to Continue | January 24, 2023
Cash Cattle Standoff to Continue | January 24, 2023

Trade officials unimpressed with Mexico's approach to biotech, McCarthy releases House panel roster and Cordonnier stands pat on Argy crop estimates...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 23, 2023
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 23, 2023

Grain and soy futures open the week under pressure with fat cattle futures lower and feeders higher on the dip in corn prices. Lean hogs are lower this morning...

Japan Posts Record Large Trade Deficit | January 19, 2023
Japan Posts Record Large Trade Deficit | January 19, 2023

The Treasury Department will take "special measures" to pay its bills, beef/pork ratio favors pork and Russia will raise soybean export tax...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 17, 2023
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 17, 2023

Corn, soybean and wheat futures are under pressure to start the week. Hog futures are slightly firmer with cattle futures under pressure...

Post-report Surge Stalls | January 13, 2023
Post-report Surge Stalls | January 13, 2023

Chinese exports fall, trade panel supports Mexico and Canada against U.S. and Eurozone industrial production bests expectations...

Bevy of Reports Likey to Contain Suprise | January 12, 2023
Bevy of Reports Likey to Contain Suprise | January 12, 2023

South American crop forecasts fall, the EU expects a rise in wheat production and China's Consumer Price Index firms...

Bank Lending in China Rises | January 10, 2023
Bank Lending in China Rises | January 10, 2023

Cordonnier cuts Argy corn and soybean crop estimates, India expects record wheat crop and the House passes a rules package...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 9, 2023
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 9, 2023

Soybeans are mixed with corn mostly lower and wheat mildly firmer to start the week. Livestock futures are supported by corrective buying...

Food Price Index Drops | January 6, 2023
Food Price Index Drops | January 6, 2023

China to expand oilseed acreage, Australian wheat crop forecast at record levels and Eurozone inflation softens sharply...

Biden to Visit Border | January 5, 2023
Biden to Visit Border | January 5, 2023

Argy soybean sales lag year-ago, China releases COVID data and USDA to announce funding to increase packing capacity...

Wheat Crop Conditions Decline | January 4, 2023
Wheat Crop Conditions Decline | January 4, 2023

WHO meets with Chinese scientists as a new COVID variant emerges in the U.S., French and German inflation softens and McCarthy fails to secure votes...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 3, 2023
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | January 3, 2023

Corn and soybean futures are mixed with wheat under pressure to start the week. Fat cattle futures are mildly higher with feeders and lean hogs under light pressure.

EPA to Release WOTUS Rules | December 30, 2022
EPA to Release WOTUS Rules | December 30, 2022

Markets and government offices will be closed Monday, some EV imports will qualify for tax credits and da Silva appoints new Brazilian Ag Minister...

U.S. Imposes Restrictions on Travelers from China | December 29, 2022
U.S. Imposes Restrictions on Travelers from China | December 29, 2022

Manufacturers move production away from China, Indonesia delays 35% blend rate and gold purchases this year were the highest since 1967...

Supreme Court Votes Status Quo on Border | December 28, 2022
Supreme Court Votes Status Quo on Border | December 28, 2022

Chinese hospitals strain under surge in COVID cases, ING predicts $100+ crude in 2023 and insurers work to manage Black Sea risk...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 27, 2022
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 27, 2022

Corn and soybean futures are firmer as wheat futures retrace early gains. Lean hogs are off to a strong start to the week with cattle futures mixed.

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 19, 2022
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 19, 2022

Corn, soybean and wheat futures are continuing overnight losses. Cattle futures are mildly firmer with lean hogs off to a mixed start to the week...

Chinese North Dakota Corn Plant Gets Green Light | December 15, 2022
Chinese North Dakota Corn Plant Gets Green Light | December 15, 2022

J. P. Morgan raises China economic forecast, House passes short-term funding bill and Argy crop forecasts fall...

China Stalls Economic Summit | December 13, 2022
China Stalls Economic Summit | December 13, 2022

Ukraine Grain Traders Union looks to bolster electricity supply, Congress pushes for budget extension and Cordonnier cuts Argy crop estimates...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 12, 2022
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 12, 2022

Soybeans and soymeal are under hefty pressure with corn and wheat moving higher. Live cattle futures are choppy with feeders under pressure while lean hog futures soften.

Chinese Factory-gate Prices Decline | December 9, 2022
Chinese Factory-gate Prices Decline | December 9, 2022

Erdogan will work to smooth Black Sea grain export deal, Chinese hog futures tank and France boasts excellent wheat crop...

Conab Forecasts Record Brazilian Crops | December 8, 2022
Conab Forecasts Record Brazilian Crops | December 8, 2022

October beef exports reach record high, Canada will curtail fiscal tightening and Putin calls Ukraine incursion a success...

USDA Pilots Cattle Contracts Library | December 7, 2022
USDA Pilots Cattle Contracts Library | December 7, 2022

Logistics hamper Chinese imports, EU to require environmental due diligence papers and Warnock bests Walker in runoff election...

Argy Crop Conditions Decline | December 6, 2022
Argy Crop Conditions Decline | December 6, 2022

Models suggest ENSO-neutral conditions ahead, Newsome moves to limit refiner profits and boxed beef prices Soften...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 5, 2022
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | December 5, 2022

Corn and soybean futures are mildly firmer with wheat mixed. Livestock futures are choppy and mostly lower to start the week...

Washington Spurns Amazon Deforestation | November 23, 2022
Washington Spurns Amazon Deforestation | November 23, 2022

Markets will be closed tomorrow, investors expect rail dispute will not result in strike and the U.S. and allies look to cap Russian oil export price...

Beijing Back on Lockdown | November 22, 2022
Beijing Back on Lockdown | November 22, 2022

Analysts predict a fall in Chinese oil demand, rail workers reject labor deal and USDA will release Cold Storage Report...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | November 21, 2022
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | November 21, 2022

Corn, soybeans and wheat futures were lower overnight with cattle higher and hogs under light pressure.

Russia Agrees to Extend Export Deal | November 17, 2022
Russia Agrees to Extend Export Deal | November 17, 2022

Goldman Sacs raises Fed rate ceiling, Eurozone inflation continues to firm and China sells all state-owned wheat supplies put up for auction...

McCarthy Wins Early Speaker Vote | November 16, 2022
McCarthy Wins Early Speaker Vote | November 16, 2022

Poland blames Ukraine for wayward missile, OMB schedules meetings on RVO requirements and Yellen met with Chinese counterpart...

GOP Needs One More Seat | November 15, 2022
GOP Needs One More Seat | November 15, 2022

Brotherhood of Boilermakers reject Union/Rail agreement, Goldman Sacs sees inflation easing and cash hogs continue to slide...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | November 14, 2022
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | November 14, 2022

Corn, soybean and winter wheat futures open the week under pressure. Cattle futures are narrowly mixed with hog futures mildly firmer...

House Not yet In-the-bag for GOP | November 11, 2022
House Not yet In-the-bag for GOP | November 11, 2022

China eases COVID restrictions, Yellen questions whether positive inflation data is a turning point and bankers eye 2024 balance sheets...

EPA Sends RFS Proposal to OMB | November 10, 2022
EPA Sends RFS Proposal to OMB | November 10, 2022

Senate battle continues, France goes on high alert for bird flu and Argy wheat crop forecasts fall...

Cash Cattle Brush-off Blizzard Concerns | November 9, 2022
Cash Cattle Brush-off Blizzard Concerns | November 9, 2022

Modest revisions expected in today's USDA report, Democrats outperformed expectations and Conab forecasts record Brazilian bean crop...

HRW Conditions Improve Slightly | November 8, 2022
HRW Conditions Improve Slightly | November 8, 2022

Chinese officials are concerned about hard line on COVID-19, U.N. Secy. General threatens dire future and a winter storm threatens Northern and Central Plains...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | November 7, 2022
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | November 7, 2022

Corn and soybean futures are mildly weaker with wheat higher. Cattle futures are mixed with lean hogs supported by corrective buying to start the week...

Friday Wrap Up | November 4, 2022
Friday Wrap Up | November 4, 2022

Davis Michaelsen and Hillari Mason discuss this week's market action...

U.S. to Talk Trade with Taiwan | November 4, 2022
U.S. to Talk Trade with Taiwan | November 4, 2022

China may adjust COVID policy, FAO lowers global cereal grain production forecast and rail unions still mulling labor agreement...

Indonesia to Test B40 | November 3, 2022
Indonesia to Test B40 | November 3, 2022

StoneX raises corn crop estimate, China approves more Brazilian exporters and parents struggle to pay for school meals...

USDA to Fund Meat Packing Expansion | November 2, 2022
USDA to Fund Meat Packing Expansion | November 2, 2022

Russia affirms Ukraine export deal, Fed expected to raise rates another 75 basis points and Eurozone PMI falls to longtime low...

Soybean Highway Blocked by Protestors | November 1, 2022
Soybean Highway Blocked by Protestors | November 1, 2022

Putin backtracks on Ukraine grain export deal, HRW crop conditions at lowest level on record and the Fed is paying out more than it is earning...

Monday Morning Wake Up Call | October 31, 2022
Monday Morning Wake Up Call | October 31, 2022

Wheat and corn futures are sharply higher with soybeans posting limited gains to start the week. Cattle futures are lower and lean hogs are narrowly mixed.

IMF Cuts Asian Economic Forecasts | October 28, 2022
IMF Cuts Asian Economic Forecasts | October 28, 2022

Mexico shuns GMO corn, rail labor agreement still uncertain and the Fed posted a loss...

Russia Threatens U.S. Satellites |October 27, 2022
Russia Threatens U.S. Satellites |October 27, 2022

Xi Jinping extends hand of friendship to U.S., Biden administration mulls bolstering northeastern heating oil supplies and Rail Union members vote 'no' on a fresh labor agreement...

Greenback Continues Pullback | October 26, 2022
Greenback Continues Pullback | October 26, 2022

Ukraine asks citizens abroad not to return until spring, GM eyes EV tax credit and the U.N. says countries are failing to meet climate commitments...

Ukraine Wheat Plantings Sag | October 25, 2022
Ukraine Wheat Plantings Sag | October 25, 2022

Chinese Yuan loses double digits vs. the Dollar, Yellen addresses E.V. tax credit and cash cattle bids rise…