
Choppy with a Side of Rallies
Corn and soybean markets right now? Choppy, with rallies that can’t quite hang on. Traders are watching every headline. Chinese soybean purchases are improving, but the pace still isn’t where the trade hoped it’d be. Demand overall

Tyson Foods Announces Network Changes to Strengthen Long-Term Beef Business
Springdale, Arkansas – Nov. 21, 2025 – Tyson Foods today announced network changes designed to right size its beef business and position it for long-term success. The company will end operations at its Lexington, Nebraska, beef facility and

Mixed Market Tones on Friday
We see the grain markets fairly quiet on Friday in a consolidation type of trade while the livestock markets are under pressure amid the removal of tariffs on Brazil and more. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at

Farm Bureau Applauds Senate Action to Restore Whole Milk in Schools
AFBF President Zippy Duvall on Thursday applauded Senate passage of the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. “This is a win-win for kids and dairy farmers because the nutritional benefits of whole milk are

White House Moving Toward Biofuels Blending Resolution
The White House has held separate meetings with oil refiners and biofuel producers as it works to resolve a long-standing dispute over U.S. biofuel-blending requirements, according to sources familiar with the discussions. Biofuels-news.com reports the talks focus

Thanksgiving by the Numbers: Families Pay More While Farmers Earn Less
WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union (NFU) today released the annual Thanksgiving Edition of the “Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar,” revealing stark inequities in America’s food system. Farmers continue to receive only pennies on the dollar for foods typically

Pork Exports Remain Strong in August; Beef Decline Continues; Lamb Exports Trend Higher
USDA has released August red meat export data, which was delayed due to the lengthy government shutdown. As compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), August data showed a relatively strong performance for U.S. pork exports

Macro Trade Day in the Markets
Macro Trade Day in the Markets — where the Fed’s interest rate tone is weighing on trader sentiment, China steps in with additional soybean purchases, the dollar continues to move the needle on competitiveness, and export opportunities

ACE Urges CARB to Move Quickly on E15 Implementation in California
Sioux Falls, SD – The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) calling for swift implementation guidance for E15 following CARB’s Oct. 14 Scoping Workshop on E15 Use in California. Current regulations

Agriculture Workforce Coalition Announces Leadership Transition
Washington, D.C. (November 19, 2025)-The steering committee for the Agriculture Workforce Coalition (AWC), a broad-based coalition of ag groups seeking meaningful, long-term labor reform, unanimously elected American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall and Western Growers President

Consolidation Trade Seen on Tuesday
After a mostly higher day on Monday, we saw more consolidation and quiet trade in the grains and livestock. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to discuss in our Tuesday Market Wrap-Up: ***Please remember the

Indicators Suggest Softening Farm Economy
Sub-breakeven commodity prices and the consequent financial stress on crop producers have fueled worries over the financial health of agriculture. A quarterly report created by the Rural & Farm Finance Policy Center at the University of Missouri,

Growth Energy Urges CARB to Ensure California Drivers Get Access to E15 Savings
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) today regarding the agency’s ongoing effort to finalize regulations that will ultimately govern the sale of E15, a more

Hansen-Mueller Listed in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Alert Amid Ongoing Farmer Payment Disputes
Hansen-Mueller Co., a longtime Omaha-based grain trading and storage company, has been listed in a national bankruptcy alert as having filed for Chapter 11 reorganization November 17, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska.

EPA & Army Corps Unveil Clear, Durable WOTUS Proposal
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, together with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle, today announced a proposed rule that would establish a clear, durable, common-sense definition of “waters

Soybeans Lead Higher Trade Action to Start the Week
We saw a sharply higher day in soybeans on Monday, which helped lead the rest of the grain and livestock trade to a higher day as well. Did a all-time record NOPA crush number have the most

Higher Action in Grain Markets at Midday Monday
We see the grain markets rallying to start the week with soybeans leading the way. Mike Castle, Senior Fertilizer Analyst with StoneX, joins us to discuss the grains and fertilizer markets to start the week in our

Trump Administration Delivers Second Stage of Crop Disaster Assistance for Farmers
(Washington, D.C., November 17, 2025) – Three days after the government reopened and despite the radical left Democrat caused shutdown, President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins continue to put Farmers First, including
World’s First Ethanol-to-Jet Fuel Plant Fully Online in Georgia
(SOPERTON, GA) — LanzaJet Inc. said Thursday it has begun full operations at its Freedom Pines Fuels plant in Soperton, Georgia, becoming the first commercial-scale facility in the world to produce jet fuel from ethanol. Company officials

USMEF Elects New Officers, Examines Reciprocal Trade Opportunities and USMCA Review
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) concluded its Strategic Planning Conference Friday with election of its new officers. Chairing USMEF for the 2025-26 term is Jay Theiler (pronounced TYLER), executive vice president of corporate affairs for Agri

Hoeven Talks FY 26 Ag Appropriations and Producer Roundtable
FARGO, N.D. – On Friday, Senator John Hoeven outlined how priorities he worked to include in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Agriculture Appropriations legislation will provide more than $50 million to strengthen North Dakota’s role as a driving