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Tyson Foods’ decision to shutter four poultry processing plants, combined with Smithfield Foods announcing the closure 35 Missouri pig farmers, are strong signals that rapid consolidation is already underway.

Roughly 1.4 million metric tons of herbicide was applied globally in 2020. EPA looks to reduce the U.S.’s contribution to global herbicide numbers via a new regulation proposed on Monday.

A risk off day in outside and energy markets on some bearish U.S. and China economic news. What’s the outlook on crude oil, diesel, propane and natural gas heading into harvest? John Wenzel with StoneX Group has more.

AgDay TV Markets Now: Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, says soybeans see corrective buying on weather, while Dec corn holds the July low.

Cattle lower with risk off in outside markets. Hogs see bull spreading with the discount to cash. Grains lower with risk off day and better than expected crop ratings. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek has details.

Romania aims to double the monthly transit capacity of Ukrainian grain to its port of Constanta to 4 MMT in the coming months.

Three recent headlines from the financial world have farmers asking how those events could affect their lending situation.

Weather supports soybeans, corn steady after holding the July low, while wheat falls with poor demand, fading war news. Cattle and hogs on seasonal weakness and fund selling. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures has more.

State regulations, insists Steven Slonaker, can be more burdensome than federal oversight to farmers and private landowners.