Markets Now
National reporter Michelle Rook talks daily with industry analysts to break down crop and livestock commodity markets. Listen below to learn what’s happening with the markets when they open, at midday and again at close.
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It was an ugly day in the ag markets on Tuesday with grain and livestock futures. Michelle Rook talked with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing about the sell off.
It’s crunch time for farmers in the northwestern corn belt that are facing prevent plant decisions...due to excessive rains that have delayed planting.
While China purchases have been a big part of the record U.S. export figures USDA just announced, it has more to do with growing demand, than our trade relationship.
Grains ended mostly higher on Friday positioning ahead of the holiday.
To help stem a food crisis, USDA announced it will allow CRP participants in the final year of their contract to request voluntary termination following the end of the nesting season for 2022.
Soybeans and hogs soar on Thursday in an otherwise mixed market day. Michelle Rook has details with Darren Frye of Water Street Solutions.
Nationally farmers were able to plant a quarter of the corn and soybean crop last week... and that was also the case in states like Illinois.
Grains slid again on Wednesday, but ended off lows. Livestock faded early gains.
The recovery from this year’s high path avian influenza outbreak is taking place much quicker than in 2015, despite the fact that the virus is more virulent.
Tuesday’s markets were leaning lower except for cattle and old crop soybeans. Matt Bennett of AgMarket.Net joins Michelle Rook with analysis.