Grain and Livestock Hit the Midweek Snooze Button
The trading session has been on the quieter side in both grains and livestock. The live cattle market is trending mostly higher once again, backed by continued long-term bullish sentiment. A few nearby contracts are taking a
Mixed Market Tones on Thursday
Grain and livestock markets are fairly mixed on Thursday as we continue to track news headlines, export sales, weather and more. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to look at the trade action in
Soybean Farmers Respond to Disaster Assistance
WASHINGTON D.C. — Earlier this week, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that $340.6 million in disaster assistance is available to help farmers and rural communities affected by natural disasters. The American Soybean Association is pleased that the
Thursday, April 24th, 2025 Podcast
We’ve got a busy show for Thursday! Overall, grain and livestock market action was choppy to higher on Thursday. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss some of the strength in soybeans, corn and
Argentina Corn Production Expected to Jump
The USDA’s attaché office in Buenos Aires is predicting corn exports from Argentina will climb to the third-highest level on record and will surge higher in the 2025-2026 marketing year. Shipments of corn will total 37 million
Death Taxes Threaten Farm Families
Many provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire this year. The American Farm Bureau says that adds a big task to the Congressional to-do list: updating the tax code. Many of
South Dakota PUC Again Denies Summit Carbon Pipeline Permit
(FARGO, ND) — Summit Carbon Solutions has once again been denied a permit to build a carbon pipeline in South Dakota by the state’s Public Utilities Commission. On April 22nd, the South Dakota PUC denied the company’s
March Milk Production Up One Percent
Milk production in the 24 major milk-producing states during March totaled 19 billion pounds, up one percent from March 2024. February revised production, at 17 billion pounds, was down 2.4 percent from February 2024. The February revision
Global Cotton Forecast at a Seven-Year High
The USDA’s cotton projections for 2024-2025 forecast global cotton production at 120.9 million bales, down slightly month-over-month but a seven percent increase from 2023-2024. It’s also the highest total since 2017-2018. The major cotton-producing countries are projected