PRO FARMER
Farm Bureau asks for long-term solutions to help improve economic conditions in rural America...
corn futures are fractionally mixed, soybeans are around 3 cents higher with wheat futures a few cents lower. Cattle futures are higher with lean hogs under moderate pressure...
Ethanol output jumped to the highest level in a month...
The legislators say it represents a common-sense approach...
No final decision has been made on just how much of the money will go toward farm aid, and the package won’t be coming out any time soon...
Other farm support programs relying on CCC funding would not be allowed to lapse if the administration taps CCC for tariff assistance...
“Any farmer will tell you that they want to sell into the market and not harvest government checks...”
Corn futures open the day session with fractional losses, soybeans are fractionally higher and winter wheat futures are almost 2 cents higher to start the day. Live cattle futures are under light selling pressure with feeders mixed and lean hog futures mostly higher...
The things that are left to do should be much easier to accomplish...
Their frustration with the lack of trade with China is “overwhelming”...