What You Need to Know Today:
Day three of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour found corn yield potential below last year in both Illinois and western Iowa.
Illinois corn yields averaged 184.2 bushels/acre, down from 199.6 bushels/acre last year and the 199.2 bushels/acre three-year average, while western Iowa yields ranged from 189.7 to 191.8 bushels/acre, compared with 195.0 to 207.3 bushels/acre last year. Illinois soybean pod counts averaged 1,430 per square yard, below 1,479 last year but above the three-year average of 1,390, while western Iowa pod counts ranged from 1,269 to 1,558, compared with 1,279 to 1,563 last year.
December corn moved above $5.00/bushel and came within ¼ cent of a new 2026 high. European corn futures also reache...
What You Need to Know Today: New World screwworm is back in the headlines after new cases were found in a hunter-harvested elk in Texas and a beef cow in New Mexico. The detection in wildlife could further complicate containment efforts, as implementing effective biosecurity measures is consid...
Cattle on Feed Expectations USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed report that will show cattle inventory statistics as of 1 October will be released tomorrow, 23 October. Analysts’ pre-report consensus estimates are for the total inventory on feed to be 100.3 percent of last year, which imp...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets remain mixed with Capesize rates turning around from their recent weakness and posting solid gains on improved Chinese demand. Panamax vessels, on the other hand, saw rates decline amid greater tonnage availability in the South Atlantic and falling U.S. Gu...
