Agriculture News
Corn, soybeans and wheat open the week amid price softness, Cattle and hog futures are generally higher…
The Seasonal Drought Outlook calls for drought conditions to develop from southeastern Iowa and northeastern Missouri across the northern two-thirds of Illinois and most of Indiana and Ohio through September.
All three crops remain rated well above year-ago at this time.
Soybeans inspected for export during the week ended June 13 rose 100,000 MT from the previous week, while wheat inspections rose modestly. Meanwhile, corn inspections were notable, but fell 54,000 MT on the week.
Short-term trends turn bullish for cattle futures, bearish for wheat.
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While falling short of pre-report expectations, both wheat and soymeal sales are running well ahead of year-ago. Meanwhile, soybean sales jumped 99% from the previous week and corn sales declined 11%.
Monthly Rural Mainstreet Index finds record low banker pessimism.
Kansas City Federal Reserve highlights district ag credit conditions.
Rural Mainstreet Index slips deeper into the red.