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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 19, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $4.41, down 8 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $9.03 and 1/4, down 10 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $316.90, down $5.10Jul. soybean oil closed at 28.37, up 4 [Read More…]
Ethanol stocks, production down on week
U.S. ethanol stocks moved to near one-year lows last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says supplies dipped 189,000 barrels to 21.613 million because of increased blending demand following the official announcement of year-round E15 [Read More…]
USMCA is a top priority for farm bureau members
The director of congressional relations with American Farm Bureau says ensuring that the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement gets across the finish line is a top priority for the industry. Andrew Walmsley says progress is being [Read More…]
Flooding interrupts sales for Illinois peach grower
An Illinois fruit grower has only been able to produce 40% of his peach crop this year and flooding in west central Illinois is forcing him to transport his crop to be sold elsewhere. Tim [Read More…]
Consider cover crops for prevent plant acres
The research manager for the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) tells Brownfield farmers should consider planting a cover crop on prevent plant acres to keep empty fields manageable for next year’s crop. In [Read More…]
Grassley disagrees with Trump tariff strategy
The Senate Finance Committee Chairman says he agrees with President Trump on the trade issues with China. Senator Chuck Grassley says, “I applaud President Trump for confronting China decisively, and I urge him and President [Read More…]
Planting delays, demand questions move markets
Soybeans ended the trading session slightly higher in most months because of concerns about late planting and whether yields will fall because of it. The latest crop progress report says soybean planting was just 77 [Read More…]
Little change; excessively wet pattern continues
A procession of storms will maintain showery conditions during the next several days from the Plains to the middle and northern Atlantic States. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 3 inches or more across [Read More…]
Rains on the central Plains, lingering in the Ohio Valley
Across the Corn Belt, rain is falling in the Ohio Valley and from Michigan to Nebraska. On June 16, topsoil moisture was at least 30% surplus in all Midwestern States east of the Mississippi River, [Read More…]
LIFT Media summit
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Tom Steever will be on the ground in Champaign, Illinois on Tuesday June 25 & 26 for the LIFT Media summit hosted by West Central and the LIFT Partners, Vive Crop Protection, Corteva [Read More…]
Winter wheat harvest delayed
Winter wheat harvest is underway in parts of the Midwest, but USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says there are significant delays. “Overall, just 8% of the 2019 winter wheat crop has been harvested. That compares to [Read More…]
Extension increasing mental health awareness
Michigan State University Extension Director Jeff Dwyer says more awareness is needed in farming communities as stressors increase. “This is something we need to be more attentive to today than ever before.” Continue reading Extension [Read More…]
Wisconsin farmers continue dealing with rain
Wisconsin farmers had to dodge showers last week to get some field work and planting done. USDA reporters say showers were found in some part of Wisconsin every day last week. Spring tillage is now [Read More…]
Global supplies still hanging over the markets
This spring’s planting problems have energized the corn and soybean markets. But two market analysts are reminding farmers that they need to stay focused on the fundamentals, which include large global supplies of those commodities. [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 17, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $4.54 and 3/4, up 1 and 3/4 cents Jul. soybeans closed at $9.12 and 3/4, up 16 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $324.30, up 80 cents Jul. soybean oil closed [Read More…]
Nebraska’s corn rates 77% G-E
The latest crop progress report for Nebraska rates the state’s corn crop at 77 percent good to excellent. And the first condition rating for soybeans in Nebraska is 75 percent good to excellent. Soybean emergence [Read More…]
Slight improvement in Iowa’s corn rating
The condition rating of Iowa’s corn crop improved slightly this week, but remains relatively low at 59 percent good to excellent. As of Sunday, 88 percent of the corn crop had emerged, over two weeks [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn end higher on wet weather concerns
Soybeans were higher all of Monday’s trading session. July soybeans had the highest close in two months, according to DTN, with planting concerns supporting the market. The higher close is because of persistent rain and [Read More…]
68% of Ohio corn, 46% of soybeans planted
A southern Ohio farmer says he was able to finish planting after a dry window last week. Greg Corcoran says he ended up switching some acres of soybeans to corn. “We actually switched [Read More…]
84% of Indiana corn, 64% of soybeans planted
Hoosier farmers were able to make planting progress during a brief dry window midweek, but heavy rains at the beginning and end of the week kept soil moisture levels high. According to the USDA, 84 [Read More…]