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Slower barge traffic on the Mississippi, slower rail movement and increasing harvest pressure have combined to pull cash grain prices down in the central and eastern corn belt as the basis has collapsed.

Grains ended lower with poor exports, a strong dollar and harvest pressure. Cattle mostly lower despite higher cash, while hogs rallied on strong exports. Michelle Rook talks with Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge.

Grains lower with poor exports, the higher dollar and harvest pressure. Cattle are mixed despite $1 better cash trade, while hogs are higher. Michelle Rook is joined by Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity.

Grain markets lower early with harvest pressure, slow exports and the higher dollar once again factors. Livestock open higher then turn mixed. Michelle Rook is joined by Allison Thompson of The Money Farm.

Low Mississippi River water levels are a concern for moving inputs like fertilizer. The worry comes as Florida, a key fertilizer-producing state, cleans up after Hurricane Ian. What will the fertilizer price impact be?

There is a misunderstanding about automated systems on harvest equipment, especially grain loss monitors (GLMs).

Colder air is drifting toward much of the Corn Belt to end the week. It is advancing through the central U.S. and then will continue its chilly journey toward the East Coast.

By the end of the year, the Biden administration is expected to issue new rules that Government Lawyer Brian Fletcher told the court will “provide greater clarity to the regulated public on all parts of the test.”

Sneaky and quiet, stalk rots can take a big bite out of corn yields.