Cash dairy prices were mixed again Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.01 for a second straight day at $0.47.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese block prices have stopped their week-long backslide.  Prices were up $0.03 at $1.6050, twelve cents below last...

The USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service has announced it will reinstate several previously suspended reports and programs, including the July Cattle Inventory report. Oklahoma State University extension livestock marketing specialist Derrell Peel says given the current cattle cycle, this is good news. “Getting that midyear report will give us an...

Insiders at PepsiCo and Yum! Brands have been selling significant amounts of stock, sparking investor concern.

This is NOT like it was in 2017-2018 - when Trump started his previous presidency.

U.S. ethanol production bounced back last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production 1.105 million barrels per day, rising 43,000 on the week and 59,000 on the year. That increase in production can be tied to better returns. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development says estimated...

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Today, a large volume of in-the-money (ITM) call options in Corning Inc. stock traded, highlighting its underlying value. The optic fiber company has attracted value investors with its strong free cash flow results.

Lean hog futures are slipping lower again on Wednesday with contracts down 95 cents to $2.15 at midday. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $90.05 on Wednesday morning, up 24 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 4 cents from...

Cotton futures are weaker again at Wednesday’s midday, with contracts down 15 to 29 points. Crude oil futures are back up $0.46/barrel, with the US dollar index up $0.513 on the day. The two-day Fed meeting will conclude this afternoon, with an interest rate decision announcement following. Most expect to...

Corn futures are showing 1 to 3 cent gains across the front months on Wednesday. New crop is slipping lower, down 2 to 3 cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is back up 2 1/4 cents at $4.24 1/2. EIA released their weekly petroleum status report this morning,...

Live cattle futures are rallying another $1.60 to $2 on Wednesday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week. Last week was strong, at $203 in the South, with Northern action at $205-206. This morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,258 head offered,...

agweek - HILLSBORO, N.D. — A Traill County cow beat 1-in-11.2 million odds this week when she gave birth to four live calves on an east-central North Dakota ranch.

agweek - Despite President Trump's high personal approval ratings in the state, his ag policy doesn't enjoy the same support.

agweek - FSA personnel urge farmers and ranchers to contact their county FSA offices if they're interested in CRP.

agweek - Tim Dufault says "farmers have shouldered the pain for a strategy that has seen only one minor tariff reduction and several tariff escalations."