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Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.

Analysts think the recent hot and dry weather could have a detrimental effect on the potential production picture in the U.S., but even with issues, the price story is different for corn than it is for soybeans.

Three safety tips to follow near power lines and railroad crossings this fall.

A Sept. 8 Farmer-Led Field Day in Nebraska will explore drought management strategies for moisture retention, tips for integrating cattle into row crop operations, and polycropping systems with area producers.

Row crops lower for the week on pre-holiday profit taking, weather. Wheat hits contract lows. Cattle see fund selling on cash disappointment, hogs bounce. Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, has more.

The National Cover Crop Survey sheds light on the various benefits.

“People sometimes refer to farmland as an investment in gold, plus a coupon,” Bruce Sherrick says. “You get a fairly low annual cash flow, fairly high long-term rates of return and tax advantages to the asset classes.”

We have gradually resigned ourselves to Brazil being the leader, but last year they also took the top spot for corn exports, a tougher fact to swallow. There is more going on for the 2023-2024 growing season in Brazil.

Grains mostly higher on corrective buying, soybean export biz but watching weather, war news. Cattle lower on disappointing cash, hogs bounce with higher cutouts. Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, has details.