The European Commission looks to thwart Russian port blockade, diesel prices score fresh record high and the Bloomberg Commodity Agriculture Index soars...
China scolds U.S. on Taiwan, the Supreme Court will hear Proposition 12 and President Biden is expected to announce funding for domestic fertilizer production...
Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss the new Farm Bill, Ukraine, Putin, and the turning point in American government with the leak of a Supreme Court draft.
Corn and soybeans are under pressure with wheat futures supported by crop concerns. Livestock futures are mildly to moderately lower to start the week.
Grain and soy complex futures open the week under heavy pressure. Cattle futures are posting corrective gains with lean hogs moderately to sharply lower.
Pelosi dismisses proposed gas tax holiday as a, 'PR' move, the first human case of H5 Bird Flu detected and EPA expects to release RVOs early next week...
Soy complex futures are under hefty pressure with corn lower and wheat futures mixed. Cattle futures gapped lower on the open as lean hog futures face moderate to heavy pressure...
Senator Grassley says cattle market transparency hearing a 'formality,' sentiments on China's assets sour and USDA will release its Cattle on Feed and Cold Storage reports today...
President Biden will address U.S. military leaders, China leaves interest rates unchanged and stricter environmental standards proposed for infrastructure projects...
HPAI cases continue to mount, straining egg supplies, striking Argentine truckers fail to reach agreement and China will cut interest rates to support economy...
Fed President pushes for 3% rates by Q3, Argentine trucker strike continues and the State Dept. orders non-essential consulate staff out of Shanghai...
The National Sunflower Association predicts a sharp rise in 2022 acreage, Secretary Vilsack does not expect a major disruption in poultry exports due to bird flu and the Fed will release FOMC minutes this afternoon...
China's Belt and Road initiative suffers amid Russian invasion, HPAI cases breach 22 million and federal funds are now available to livestock producers...
Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss Ukraine, fuel prices, the Emergency Livestock Program, recent USDA reports, the recent increase in bird flu and more...
USDA will release its Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks Reports today, Biden Admin may remove restrictions on E15 and China's PMI fell below growth-neutral in March...
USTR Katherine Tai today will begin two days of congressional testimony on trade, skepticism surrounds Russian pullback and farm-state senators urge prioritizing green fertilizers...
Canadian Pacific Railway threatens union members, Eurozone inflation continues to firm and Argentina turns to the export market to moderate inflation...
USDA will not likely change much in its S&D report tomorrow, Russia says it is mulling retaliation on the West for economic sanctions and Boozman asks for more time on CRP decisions...
Russia has agreed on a civilian escape route out of Ukraine, avian flu has been discovered in an Iowa turkey flock and crop consultant leaves Brazilian crop forecasts unchanged...
Russia and Putin's dastardly operation in Ukraine. Plus Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss the wheat market, China, energy independence and whom the U.S. government is willing to buy oil from...