Grain trade was lackluster with profit taking and position squaring ahead of Thursday’s WASDE report. The livestock markets were another matter, however. The hog market imploded while cattle struggled to find direction after yesterday’s implosion. Wall Street is higher as of this writing with the S&P500 and Dow up fractionally. The U.S. dollar is flat/higher at 96.3 while crude oil futures reached seven-month lows. Crude oil has weakened significantly in recent weeks after a series of actions that some analysts say were motivated by President Trump purposefully attempting to lower prices ahead of the Midterm elections.
Corn December corn finished ¾ cents lower on low volume but remained above key movi...
What You Need to Know Today: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured reelection on Sunday, defeating right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro despite trailing in the first round of voting. The surprise victory triggered a sharp selloff in Brazilian financial market...
The 2026 midterm elections are a week from tomorrow, but early voting has been taking place for weeks. At stake is control of Congress, including the House of Representatives, where all 435 seats are contested, and the Senate, where approximately one-third of the seats are up for election. Farm...
Key Takeaways: Total U.S. crop acres (excluding hay) are forecast to expand fractionally this year due to greater oilseed crop and winter wheat plantings. One of the key drivers of this year’s crop outlook is input costs, and crops with a lower cost profile have an advantage in producers...
