AgDay
Hosted by Haley Bickelhaupt, AgDay provides the nation’s farmers and ranchers with the latest news, weather and business headlines, and features the people and places unique to the industry and small-town America.
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Latest News
Water levels on the Mississippi River haven’t hit the historic lows of October 2022 yet, but readings in some areas are already lower than at the same time last year. This is a real concern heading into harvest.
Soybeans see fund buying, corn falls with wheat on profit taking and the higher $. New highs in cattle as funds buy w/firmer cash ideas. Hogs fall with cutouts and strike talk. Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity has more.
While ag loan balances are up, they remain in good shape with delinquency levels low.
Row crops see the technical bounce continue awaiting yield data, wheat sees profit taking on a strong dollar. Funds back buying in cattle, while hogs consolidate. Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, has more.
Doug Hensley from Hertz Real Estate answers the question, “How much do crop prices impact the decision-making process of farmland buyers” and shares how this year is shaping up to be a bit busier than anticipated.
Funds are defending their long positions in cattle and buying on limited cash news. Hogs consolidating. Grains quietly mixed awaiting harvest reports. Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek has details.
Matt Griggs faces a government ban on chicken litter: “What about my right to farm?”
Oil production cuts that Saudi Arabia and Russia extended to the end of 2023 will create a “significant supply shortfall” and threaten a renewed surge in price volatility, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing, says grains end higher on technical buying after holding long term support and digesting WASDE data.
Marketed as the highest horsepower Case IH tractor ever, the Steiger 715 Quadtrac headlines the updates of the model year 2024 Steiger tractors from Case IH.