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Major winter storm hitting Midwest today into Saturday
Exchange says data center ‘cooling issue’ to blame
Corn, soybeans and wheat favored the upside in overnight trade but technical resistance is limiting gains in each market.
Snow, wind and cold in Midwest, Plains late this week
Wheat acres are expected to decline, and little change is anticipated for cotton acres after a drop in 2025.
Going into the final weeks of the year, many growers across the country are shouldering significant financial strain from land rent payments, rising input costs, and efforts to stay in business and viable until commodity prices improve.
USDA says anticipated trade aid could be announced the first week of December, but ag economists are split on whether payments would provide relief or worsen lingering risks such as high input costs and market distortions.
We review this growing season’s reports
In an analysis published yesterday, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) projects that margins for most of the major U.S. row crops will deteriorate further this marketing year, as producers face elevated input costs and weak export demand.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each favored the upside overnight but saw some profit-taking going into the break.
Big U.S. data dumps today, Wednesday
Davis goes over the news with Hillari before talking with Lane about the recent shift in Pro Farmer’s marketing strategy.
The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California challenging the Labor Department’s recent interim final rule that revises how wage rates are set for the H‑2A visa program.
Corn is clinging to unchanged while soybeans and wheat futures fall. Cattle futures are sharply lower with lean hogs mildly higher to start the week...
Corn, soybeans and wheat favored the upside in early overnight trade but have since turned lower.
Price-friendly USDA cattle-on-feed report
Placements in feedlots during October totaled 2.04 million head, down 10% from 2024