Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, says corn December corn closed above the $4 level on Friday and was nearly steady for the week.

The manufacturer says decreased demand and lower order volumes for its farm equipment are the main factors for this wave of dismissals.

Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling wrap up the week with Markets on the Move, recapping Friday’s action and key price moves across the commodity markets. Ag Markets Finish The Week on a High Note.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced a plan to build a facility near Edinburg, Texas. It will be capable of producing 300 million sterile flies per week to combat New World screwworm and is estimated to be in production in one year.

USDA doesn’t survey actual fields until next month, which means Pro Farmer Crop Tour is the first time scouts, across a wide geography, will actually step into fields and see if the crop is as good as it looks from the road.

A roundup of machinery news that includes a new leader at AGCO’s PTx, Farmall utility tractors and a new round baler from Case IH, and an updated forage harvester series from Claas.