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Sea level rise from climate change could turn up to 65 million people living on islands into refugees over the coming decades, adding to an already enormous refugee crisis. Farmers on coastal lands may also be affected.
Corn and soybeans are higher in the early morning trade, but will it hold through today’s trade?
Grains and cattle end mixed, with a higher close in hogs and cotton. Details with Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities.
The product is intended for use on corn acres and is the industry’s first solid-encapsulated herbicide technology.
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% in December instead of 0.3% as reported last month, the revisions of the CPI data published by the Labor Department showed.
The barometer reported its lowest reading since May 2023, falling seven points from December and 24 points from January 2023.
March cotton surged 268 points to 91.78 cents and notched a 467-point gain on the week.
Grain markets continued to struggle this week following a WASDE report that offered little reason for Funds to cover their ever-growing net short position. Here’s how things stand at the end of the week.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, says corn and soybeans end lower on Friday as funds continue to sell with more favorable weather in South America and ahead of USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum.
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, spoke to a full house at Top Producer Summit this past week. “Producers are finally interested in marketing now that prices have fallen further,” he says.