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Grains Bounce on Crop Ratings: Cattle Try to Recover After Border Reaction

DuWayne Bosse with Bolt Marketing says the historic drop in crop ratings was supportive of corn and soybeans early. While ...
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Grains End Higher for April: Is a Bull Market Underway?

For the week July corn was up 16 3/4 cents, December was 14 ½ higher, July soybeans gained 24 ¾, November soybeans soared 27, July soybean meal was up $.20, July soybean oil surged 383 points, July ...
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Farm Aid Could Total $360 Per Taxpayer. Is It a Bridge or a Pier?

Earlier this week, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins told the Senate Appropriations Committee supplemental farmer aid is meant to be a springboard, not a new floor for government support. The ...
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Soybeans Hit Contract Highs Friday on China Buying, Corn Follows

Soybeans saw early weakness on Friday in tandem with plunging wheat futures but turned back higher as rumors surfaced of China sales. Brian Grete with Commstock Investments says, “We’ve seen China ...
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Corn Conditions Post Biggest Weekly Drop for Late July in Nearly Two Decades as Heat Bakes the Corn Belt

Corn conditions posted their steepest weekly drop of the year as triple-digit heat hit the Midwest and Plains. AgResource's ...
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Soybeans Make Contract Highs on Weather, China Demand and Corn Follows: Wheat Sees Profit Taking

August soybeans ended up 4 1/2 cents at $12.37 1/2 and November was up 4 3/4 at $12.43 3/4 and made a new contract high. Chip Nellinger of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing says the rally is being driven by ...
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Good-Looking Crops Hide Ugly Truth: One-Third of U.S. Corn, Soybeans Struggling

Iowa farmer Ben Riensche believes the crops around him are proof that farmers have become increasingly disciplined about stretching every input dollar. He says this year’s corn and soybean fields ...
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Grain Markets Explode to Fresh Highs on War and Weather

The grain markets were sharply higher on Wednesday led by wheat which saw new contract highs in both classes of winter wheat. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag says the winter wheat market was adding ...
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Soybeans Hit Contract Highs, Corn Rallies on Weather Concerns: Cattle Bounce, Milk Falls

Corn, soybeans and cattle were higher early Thursday with wheat, hogs and milk easing back. Soybeans Make New Contract Highs, $13 Next? After 16 cent gains on Wednesday the November new crop soybeans ...
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U.S.-Mexico Border to Start Phased Reopening Aug. 24

USDA announced today a coordinated, phased reopening of southern cattle ports, contingent on Mexico’s adherence to the Joint Action Plan. Beginning Aug. 24, 2026, USDA will open the Douglas, Ariz., ...
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Beans See Profit Taking on Weather, Ratings: Can Cattle Continue to Recover?

Corn and soybeans saw some early profit taking pressure on Tuesday after running into chart resistance. Greg McBride with Allendale says the crop ratings also came in better than the trade expected on ...