AgDay
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Tyson Foods gave its chicken suppliers two months’ notice of its plan to shut a Virginia processing plant in May, raising concerns among farmers and legal experts about Tyson’s compliance with antitrust regulations.
Renewable diesel is revving up interest from both agriculture and the oil industry, and now oil and agriculture companies are teaming up to find additional crop sources to fuel the growing demand.
Soybeans starts lower on fund selling, then follows corn up and wheat on short covering and a possible Russia export ban. Are livestock futures close to bottoming? Darin Newsom, Barchart has details.
With nitrogen prices increasing, growers have their minds squarely on fertilizer costs. But perhaps a better consideration for growers is how to maximize the efficiency of the nitrogen they do put down.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chip Nelliger of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing talks about the ugly day of fund selling in the soybean complex and how much lower the market could fall.
Live cattle and feeder cattle futures continue to consolidate with dueling fundamentals. Lean hogs were positive on the day, is a low in?
Production potential remains severely reduced by prolonged drought.
“We recognize the Sackett case will have an impact on the rule,” Regan said. “But we didn’t want to wait on the Supreme Court until June to start a two-year process, which would have left producers in limbo.”
Emily Skor, Growth Energy CEO, says the fuel industry has only “scratched the surface” of ethanol potential. She feels this act will help unleash ethanol’s capabilities.
Soybeans and products saw massive fund selling pulling down corn. Wheat saw corrective buying. Live cattle post an inside day with new contract lows again in hogs. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing has more.