USDA’s attaché in Australia expects the country’s wheat crop to be slightly bigger than currently forecast by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) and USDA.

Grains close mixed Friday. Profit taking & Argentina rain weigh on soybeans, but all the grains had higher weekly closes. Cattle were up on $156 southern cash. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag has more.

Egg prices in the store are at 50-year highs prompting a Federal Trade Commission investigation into price gouging. but one economist says it isn’t warranted.

Harvest is underway in South America. Argentina hasn’t seen ideal weather, but it’s a different story for Brazil. AgResource Company’s Dan Basse just returned from Brazil where he got a first-hand look at the crops.

Yes, basic insurance for the farm is pricey. But an umbrella policy is usually more palatable, and it could literally save your operation in the event of a wreck or other tragedy, says Purdue’s Fred Whitford.

Grains mixed after early profit taking, Argentina rains, but are working on higher weekly closes. Livestock are mostly higher on short covering, despite soft cash. John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing has more.