Month: February 2026

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly modestly higher and feeders were up, generally rebounding from Monday’s drop with help from boxed beef while waiting for this week’s direct trade. April live was down [Read More…]

Soybeans were modestly higher on fund and technical buying. Beans followed the lead of bean oil, which saw more support from demand expectations. The trade’s watching harvest in Brazil and waiting to see what happens [Read More…]

The U.S. Ag Secretary told attendees at the Ag Outlook Forum last week USDA reports remain gold standard for market reporting, but there’s room for improvement. Brooke Rollins said farmers across the country continue to [Read More…]

An extension specialist says the current state of the ag economy continues to create challenges for organic grain farmers.  Ashley Adair with Purdue University Extension says it’s making it more difficult for producers to diversify [Read More…]

U.S. pork stocks grew in January. The USDA says the amount of pork in cold storage at the start of February was up 1% on the year at 410.404 million pounds, led by surges in [Read More…]

The USDA says more dairy products were in cold storage during January. Total natural cheese stocks totaled 1.38 billion pounds January 31st, compared to 1.37 billion pounds a year ago.  American cheese in storage totaled [Read More…]

An ag economist says he’s watching how countries respond now that the U.S. Supreme Court has removed President Trump’s ability to issue broad tariffs with emergency powers. Ben Brown with University of Missouri Extension says [Read More…]

The chief commodities economist with Stone X Group says the biggest factors shaping farmer planting decisions might not show up in USDA’s planting intentions data. Arlan Suderman says the Trump administration’s final biofuel blending requirements [Read More…]

An ag attorney says as farm bankruptcies increase across the Midwest, proactive financial reviews could be a critical risk management strategy. Joe Peiffer with Ag and Business Legal Strategies says reviewing terms and tracking expenses could [Read More…]

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been confirmed in Daviess County, Indiana for the first time since 2024. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the virus was detected in a commercial turkey operation and more than 30,000 [Read More…]