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Lower with risk off going into the FOMC meeting. More spec selling in grains, but weather is also bearish. Cattle and hogs seeing profit taking after higher week but cash is key. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.
Grain markets collapsed this past week, posting lower weekly closes on massive fund selling. Jerry Gulke says it’s the start of a major reset and the realization the U.S. is not competitive as China cancels corn buys.
Jon Scheve explains why it is impossible to predict corn prices.
Mexico must reverse its present course and embrace the technology and trade that helps all Mexicans thrive.
Mississippi River Flooding Expected to Peak at the 7th Highest Level Ever Near Quad Cities Next Week
As the upper Mississippi River continues to rise, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says the worst is yet to come, with a top 10 flood crest not expected near the Quad Cities for as much as two more weeks.
Farmers in west-central Missouri are planting at a rapid pace, with most already finished with corn and now moving to soybeans. The historic planting pace is also catching the attention of USDA-NASS.
China canceled more corn purchases this past week. As the country switches to cheaper sources from places such as Brazil, it puts more focus on a possible demand problem in the U.S. and causing beginning stocks to swell.
Some $3.1 billion — three times more than originally planned — will be spent on 141 pilot projects to offer incentives that encourage producers to adopt climate-mitigating practices on working lands.
Grain markets end mostly higher Friday on end of month profit taking. Is the fund selling over? Cattle consolidate with weaker cash. Are hogs bottoming? Bryan Doherty @TotalFarmMktg has more.