Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle futures are lower digesting BIAV news, while hogs recover, and grains are lower except corn following exports and South American crop estimates.

Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, says unfortunately it will take large production cuts in Brazil’s corn and soybean crop for prices to rally because of the large carryover in the U.S.

Grains end mixed trading weather and gearing up for production numbers from USDA and Conab. Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity says livestock set back with the equities, with a bearish key reversal in hogs.

Now that the mystery illness impacting some dairy herds has been revealed as the same strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza that has been impacting the U.S. poultry flock, pork producers are asking questions.

Steve Troxle, state commissioner of agriculture, said he is waiting for more diagnostic information from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory and will work collaboratively with North Carolina dairy farmers.

Beyond a few marketing strategies or providing a unique product for a niche market, sustainable practices offer opportunity in what looks to be another low-priced period in the grain markets.