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Grains lower w/fund selling/profit taking on better rain chances, risk off. But yet wheat is up for the week. What’s the next move for cattle? Is the hog market topping? Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics.

Corn prices sunk as forecasts turned more optimistic for the weekend rains in the northern Corn Belt. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says the rains aren’t enough to change the potential production problems in Illinois.

Corn prices fell more than 30 cents on Friday, a change from the rapid run-up in prices the past two weeks, but even with chances of rain across the northern Corn Belt, drought continues to eat away at crop conditions.

Next Friday’s acreage and Quarterly stocks reports are known as severe market catalysts that can change the trend of a market.

A new FAO report on the status of women in agri-food systems finds that women have made some progress in a few areas since 2011, but still lag behind men in key areas such as land ownership and agricultural productivity.

Grains continue lower with profit taking and hedge selling with better rain chances. Cattle recovering with lower corn but positioning ahead of the Cattle on Feed Report. Kevin Duling of KD Investors has more.

To boost employee retention, farms need leaders who can effectively inspire and guide others. The job often requires its leaders to possess a handful of characteristics not necessarily used on other areas of the farm.

EPA assumes there will be rising production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), but that will cut into renewable diesel production.

Wheat market bulls fared pretty well today given the solid losses scored in the corn and soybean futures markets.