Year: 2026

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle closed higher, supported by tight available supplies and continued solid demand.  June live cattle closed $4.55 higher at $253.50 and August live cattle closed $3.72 higher [Read More…]

Soybeans were mixed, adjusting spreads. Planting is 23% complete, the fastest start to the season on record, and emergence is considerably ahead of the five-year average. There are still some uncertainties about the 2026 U.S. [Read More…]

Many farmers in Wisconsin have been forced to wait for drier weather and better field conditions. Evan Schrauth operates a dairy farm in Fond du Lac County. He tells Brownfield, “Quite a bit of rain, [Read More…]

The director of the Gardner Agricultural Policy Program at the University of Illinois says pesticides have become a sticking point in farm bill negotiations. Jonathan Coppess says language aimed at prohibiting states from imposing labeling [Read More…]

May corn $4.65 and 1/4, up 4 and 1/2 centsMay soybeans $11.73, down 4 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal $333.40, down 40 centsMay soybean oil 73.38, up 112 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.49, up 27 and [Read More…]

A South Dakota farmer says he’s been taking advantage of recent rain delays to get some work done around the farm, including selling old crop corn. Chet Edinger tells Brownfield corn prices have rallied enough [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were higher except for cheese Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.7075.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.6525.  No sales were recorded.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.6150.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was up $0.0075 at $1.6950. Ten sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6775 to $1.6950.  Nonfat dry [Read More…]