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Davis and Spencer hit the news while Editor Bill Watts tackles Friday’s reports from USDA.
Corn, soybeans and wheat are recovering after Friday’s selloff. Cattle and hog futures are also higher to start the week...
Soybeans led strength overnight, negating much of Friday’s selling pressure.
Corn, soybeans and wheat take a hit, but avoid serious technical damage
Trump calls out “Big Four” meatpackers as foreign-owned cartels
Strong Cattle Prices Dominant Positive Driver of Land Values
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Corn and cotton ending stocks up slightly, soybeans decline
USDA lowered the national corn yield for the 2025-26 crop to 186.0 bu. per acre, down from 186.7 in Sept. The soybean yield was lowered 0.5 bu. to 53.0 bu. per acre.
Wheat led strength overnight, breaking out of the recent sideways trend.
Major drone attack on main Russia Black Sea grain port
Chicago Federal Reserve Quarterly Survey Finds Steady Land values versus Q2
Late last night, President Trump signed a congressional funding measure after the House voted to approve it 222-209, ending the record long federal government shutdown.
Soybeans led strength overnight and pushed to a fresh 17-month high, breaking above the recent sideways range.
Drier patterns prevailed in the southern half of the country
Government to provide first update on production, supply and demand since Sept. 12