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Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says grains ease on profit taking and farmer selling. Cattle make more new highs for the move on hedge lifting and higher cash trade which was generally up $2 yesterday then fade.

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a new agriculture plan aimed at reviving the country’s food production and distribution systems to resemble those of the 1980s.

Tomm Pfitzenmaier with Summit Commodity Brokerage says corn was pushed Thursday by strong demand with 15.5 million bushels of flash sales and weekly exports of 142 million bushels, the highest in 3 1/2 years.

Weekly export inspections have shown signs of improvement which helped add a tailwind to prices in Thursday’s trade.

Elon Musk wants his futuristic Optimus robots to clean dishes and scrub carpets. But what if you wanted one of those creepy looking things working in your fields?

Crops and combines have changed dramatically in the past 20 years. Higher yields and new designs necessitate more frequent checks for known issues and potential problems.

DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing says corn and soybeans are getting pushed by strong weekly exports and more flash sales.

Rich Nelson with Allendale, Inc. says while soybean export demand is improving if South America continues to receive rain prices could be too high.

Attributing his strong work ethic and leadership skills to his farming background, Jeff Rowe, who took the reins as CEO of Syngenta Group earlier this year, values the deep connection it fosters with customers and employees.

Grains were weaker overnight but managed to firm through Wednesday’s trade to post gains. Livestock markets were mixed.