A weekly summary of ag market price action, compiled by Brugler Marketing & Management each week since 2003. Intended for educational purposes and not as advice.
The rate of groundwater withdrawal from aquifers is increasing in many parts of the country, and agricultural use in irrigation is accounting for much of that change. Climate change may be accelerating this trend.
Jon Scheve discusses how likely corn will rally and walks through 5 considerations when deciding between storing corn or soybeans at harvest if storage is limited.
Corn and wheat futures were sharply lower on Friday but have been able to find their footing now that we have turned the calendar over and started a new week, month, and quarter.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Grain markets were mixed in today’s trade as traders anxiously await Friday’s quarterly stocks report. Livestock markets on the under hand were under heavy pressure as long liquidation pressured prices.
Despite the misrepresentation from some groups, your beef checkoff has paid huge dividends. And given that producers fund the program, there’s an obligation to portray the program factually. Here are some facts.
If you’re tempted to build a beehive in your backyard, think twice. And instead of resorting to thoughtless prohibitions in the name of favored insects, let’s look for innovations trusting farmers to do the right thing.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Grain futures were under heavy pressure early on but were able to stabilize into the afternoon. Cattle futures continued lower, erasing the gains from the back half of last week’s trade.
Some farmers on social media have suggested the U.S. might be out of corn because of high basis bid values in the Corn Belt. Jon Scheve thinks the inverses in futures and the basis market during the summer are the cause.
If the organic sector maintains its “zero tolerance” approach to gene editing, organic growers will be left with older genetics, further widening the productivity gap between organic and non-organic.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
USDA announced a $400,000 effort to allow ethanol to qualify for the new SAF tax credit. Will this result in extra payments by the ethanol plant to the farmer?
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Rep. Alma S. Adams (D-N.C.) introduced the Family Farmer and Rancher Tax Fairness Act of 2023 that would make certain USDA payments tax-free to farmers.
“Is this a buffalo?” asked a young 20-ish fairgoer as he stood before the Grand Champion Market Steer in the Hall of Champions at the Illinois State Fair. He looked at me – dead serious – awaiting my response.
The Inflation Reduction Act allocated substantial more funds to the IRS to audit high income earners. So far, the IRS has not been able to find many to help in the effort.
Last week I learned I'm a 12-percenter, and if you're a Drovers reader it is likely you are a 12-percenter, too. That's not good, at least according to those who would regulate our dietary choices.
In the arena of global trade, we’ve squandered opportunities. We’ve surrendered America’s traditional leadership position. We’ve lost years of strength and leverage. We have a choice to engage and to lead. It is time.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Cattle markets this summer have often provided a wide regional basis with cattle in the North trading well above futures. That's not to be misinterpreted as indicator of a broken market.
The combination of a new El Nino episode and the ongoing effects of climate change have contributed to many severe weather events this year, with detrimental effects for global agriculture.
Unused front doors — some even unopenable, without a porch or stoop or a sidewalk — make it clear the accepted and expected traffic pattern is through the back door.
