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Soybean acres are estimated at 88.3 million, up 1% from last year. This is down from March’s estimate of 90.955 million and below the pre-report trade average of 90.446 million.
Wednesday’s markets held together despite a bearish CPI number, with the exception of cotton and wheat.
Food prices jumped 10.4% from year-ago in June – the biggest annual gain since February 1981.
Hay that has been cut and then rained on can lose quality in four ways.
Markets rebound at midday with grains seeing a corrective bounce after a bearish CPI number, livestock remain strong.
French soft wheat exports outside the European Union are expected to reach a three-year high of 10.3 MMT in 2022-23. . .
Ag markets opened mixed on Wednesday following the release of the bearish CPI number.
Livestock Producers Report Being Just Days Away From Running Out of Feed Due to Shipping Rail Issues
Bottlenecks along U.S. railways are growing more severe. Not only are feed users on the West Coast on the brink of running out of grain, but there are also concerns the rail issues could grow worse during harvest.
Oklahoma State University meat scientist Gretchen Mafi has studied the scientific differences between beef that comes from animals finished on a grain diet versus those animals finished on grass.
Brazil may start exporting corn to China before the end of this year, Cesario Ramalho, the head of institutional affairs at corn farmer group Abramilho, said on Tuesday.