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With the Prospective Plantings report out on Friday, share with us how your crop mix is shaping up for 2023.

Gains in beans, meal and wheat mostly short covering end of quarter ahead of USDA’s data dump. Live cattle slightly higher awaiting higher cash, hogs saw profit taking. John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing has more.

It may not seem like basketball has a strong connection to agriculture, but from the balls used in the NBA, to the sport itself, agriculture has direct ties to a sport that takes over televisions during March Madness.

Annette Maggi is a registered dietitian and licensed dietitian nutritionist who earned her master’s degree in science and is a fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Maggi is president of Annette Maggi & Associates Inc., a nutrition marketing and communications consulting firm specializing in the interface between food manufacturers and retail grocers, and nutrition and regulatory issues. She is considered a leading expert on health and well-being in the retail space.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told a GOP lawmaker, “I don’t need your pity,” after he said she was “too nice” to negotiate trade deals for the United States.

Grains mostly higher except old crop corn, with short covering ahead of the end of the month and USDA data dump. Livestock consolidate with inside days in cattle and hogs. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing has more.

Grains lean higher with China corn sales, calmer outside markets and report positioning. Livestock futures see profit taking but cash cattle called higher this week. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek has more.

Jon Scheve ranks all of the USDA reports by importance to farmers.

AgDay TV Markets Now: Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity discusses the risk on day in commodities with grains seeing report positioning.

China continued to buy U.S. corn this week, and analysts say China may not be finished, especially if prices dip, and China sees it as an opportunity to buy more.