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For the week of May 17, corn was higher and soybeans were down hard along with wheat, meal, canola and soy oil. There has been good opportunities to sell cash and avoid the futures exposure.

China’s appetite for new crop corn is now sitting in uncharted waters. China has committed to purchasing 321.2 million bushels, or 8.15 million metric tons, since May 10, and analysts say there are two main drivers.

From a weakening basis to concerns about falling demand, soybean prices slipped on Friday, hitting a one-month low. AgriTalk’s Chip Flory digests the slipping soybean prices and what it means for the week ahead.

If you still have 80,000 to 90,000 viable plants after a frost, you’ll likely be money ahead to leave that crop in the field.

John Phipps is experiencing many of the supply shortages crippling various industries across the industry. However, there may be a positive change that comes from so many issues with sourcing supplies.

An unprecedented meeting held in May among major cattle industry representatives, typically at odds, has produced plans for change and calls for answers from U.S. lawmakers. Keep up with the latest on this page.

From Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today, these are some of the stories we are watching on Monday, May 24.

The latest Rural Mainstreet Index soared to a reading of 78.8, up from the 69 posted in April. The survey also found 60.6% of bank CEOs reported a local economy that expanded from April to May.

This week Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss fast internet for rural America as Democrats could still “go alone” on infrastructure bill.

NOAA’s annual hurricane outlook released this month shows the agency predicts another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA’s outlook points to a 60% chance of an above-normal season.