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Allison Thompson, The Money Farm, says, “On the weather side we are looking for a pretty wet weekend and brings up question about whether farmers will switch corn acres to beans or take prevent plant.”
Corn and wheat end higher still trading weather concerns in the U.S. and globally, but corn exports were also strong. Allison Thompson, The Money Farm, says, both markets are up challenging chart resistance.
If new predictions hold true it could be a hotter than normal summer across much of the U.S
The International Grains Council (IGC) cut its 2024 global corn production forecast 6 MMT from last month.
Grains were mixed in today’s trade with corn and wheat higher while soybeans were lower. Where does that put us ahead of the long weekend
Grains continue to rally on weather concerns, but what is going on with cash basis levels and when should farmers sell? Nick Tsiolis, Farmers Keeper, shares insight.
Grains are trading higher in the early morning trade with corn and beans making new highs for the week. Will we see a bigger rally into the long weekend?
Soybeans rally on talk of China export sales, corn follows. Wheat makes near term highs then farmer selling hits. Cattle also make for the move highs with higher cash news. Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, has more.
Grains end mixed on Wednesday. Mark Schults, Northstar Commodity says soybeans led the rally and pulled corn along, while wheat hit near term highs and then faded on farmer selling.
Finding skilled labor is a major challenge. However, there are strategies farmers can use to make their operations more attractive workplaces. And here’s the good news—it doesn’t necessarily require offering higher pay.