Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. U.S. harvest weather looks generally favorable in much of the region into mid-month. There’s rain in the forecast for dry parts of Argentina a...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/soybeans-corn-see-harvest-pressure/
Cash cattle country is off to another slow start Thursday with just a few asking priced noted at $187 in the South, but they are still not established in the North. Bids remain very hard to find....
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/midday-cash-livestock-markets-2372/
The USDA’s reporting a generally solid week for U.S. export sales. Corn, beef, pork, wheat, sorghum, cotton, rice, and new crop soybean oil sales for the week ending September 26th all saw week...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/meat-corn-export-sales-up-on-week/
Soybeans were mixed. Soybeans consolidated, while watching U.S. harvest activity. Early spillover pressure from soybean meal abated after that came up from its lows. The drop in meal was linked t...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/strong-gains-for-wheat-at-midweek/
Broiler hatchery numbers were mixed on the week while continuing to run ahead of last year’s levels. That implies larger broiler production in 2024 than 2023 as producers try to keep up with de...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/broiler-numbers-mixed-on-week-up-year/
The USDA FSA has declared a federal emergency in several counties in Ohio and Kentucky due to extreme drought conditions. Southern Ohio farmer Greg Corcoran says the drought triggered an early ha...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/usda-declares-another-drought-disaster-across-several-states/
U.S. ethanol production bounced back a little last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.015 million barrels a day, up 21,000 on the week as some plants ende...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/ethanol-production-up-modestly-on-week-year/
Cash cattle country is off to another quiet start Wednesday. Some early asking prices have been noted in parts of the South at $187, but are not established in the North. Bids remain very elusive...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/midday-cash-livestock-markets-2371/
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making a major investment in local and regional foods. Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small tells Brownfield nearly $2 billion in Commodity Credit Corporati...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/usda-announces-1-7-billion-in-local-food-purchases/
A climatologist says water levels along some portions of the Mississippi River have increased due to recent rain events stemming from Hurricane Helene. Dennis Todey says the higher river levels c...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/climatologist-gives-update-on-mississippi-ohio-river-levels/
Soybeans were modestly higher on fund and technical buying. Near-term harvest conditions generally look favorable for much of the region, but parts of the southeast will see ongoing delays as the...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/up-day-for-soybeans-corn-wheat/
Pictured: Chief Ag Negotiator Doug McKalip (Brownfield photo) The chief ag negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says the Biden administration has secured more than $26.7 bill...
The U.S. soybean crush was down in August. The USDA says 168 million bushels of soybeans were crushed during August 2024, falling 25 million from July and 1 million from August 2023. Those declin...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/soybean-crush-corn-for-ethanol-use-down-on-month/
Cash cattle country has been quiet on Tuesday with bids and asking prices not established for the week. Significant trade volume could be delayed until the second half of the week. Showlists are ...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/midday-cash-livestock-markets-2370/
The corn harvest pace has caught up to the five-year average in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says with more than six days suitable for fieldwork, corn harvested for grain reached 11 p...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/iowa-corn-harvest-catches-5-year-average/
Harvest activity has slowed following Hurricane Helene’s heavy rains and high winds that hit parts of Kentucky. But, many farmers were able to make significant harvest progress ahead of last we...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/kentucky-harvest-progress-slowed-by-hurricane-helene/
A Central Nebraska farmer says corn harvest is somewhat behind schedule. Mike Bergen tells Brownfield… “Just across the fence row, I would say it’s 90% green throughout the field. Some of t...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/nebraska-farmer-says-corn-harvest-off-to-slow-start/
Dry conditions continue to impact corn and soybean harvest in Kansas. According to USDA’s weekly crop progress report, 53% of corn is harvested, ahead of the 39% five-year average, with 37% of ...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/drought-continuing-to-impact-kansas-harvest/
The growing season will start and end with extremes in Minnesota. After excessive moisture this spring, dry conditions have been prevalent throughout September. USDA’s latest weekly crop update...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/weather-extremes-to-start-and-end-minnesota-growing-season/
The USDA says harvest in Illinois continues to gain momentum. McLean County farmer David Mool says he got started late last week. “Soybean yields look to be probably about where we were last ye...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/illinois-harvest-continues-to-gain-momentum/