AgDay
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Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says the gap lower opening in cattle futures Monday in response to the border reopening to Mexican imports was volatile. They anticipate more to come to price in the news, even after a $25 to $30 break in the futures recently.
Short on hands and mourning a loss, the Chapman family keeps a five-generation legacy rolling near Lee’s Summit.
USDA to open the Douglas, Ariz., port first to restart U.S.-Mexico cattle trade after more than a year of New World screwworm-driven closures — if Mexico adheres to the Joint Action Plan.
Machinery Pete warns farmers to act now before any increase in corn prices triggers a repeat of 2022’s all-time high auction prices.
Brian Grete with Commstock Investments says, “We’ve seen China come in and be a fairly active buyer over the past several weeks here of new crop U.S. soybeans. There was more talk of that on Friday. And so that gave us some price support.”
USDA’s latest cattle inventory and cattle on feed reports confirm the cyclical low is likely behind the industry, but structural headwinds and sky‑high calf prices are keeping expansion cautious and gradual.
InnerPlant’s CropVoice network alerts growers to fungal infections in real-time, expanding from soybeans to corn in 2027.
The world needs more good food. But perhaps even more, it needs people who know how to care—for land, for animals, and for one another. That is what so many women farmers grow.
USDA ratings show that the nation’s crops lag behind Iowa’s current strong performance, while drowned-out areas and weather stress in Illinois could deliver harvest disappointments.
Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the live cattle futures made new lows for the move Thursday before finding support and putting in key reversals.