Corn

If EPA allows these waivers and the backlog of SREs from 2023 to 2025, without increasing the volumes in 2026 and 2027, it will mean lower biofuels production.

Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says the market was disappointed soybeans were not part of the U.S. China trade discussion on Friday and as a result he’s altering his soybean marketing strategy.

Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors, says the soybean market fell on disappointment talks between President Trump and Chinese President Xi on Friday did not include soybeans, that also weighed on corn and wheat.

While application season is still weeks away, retailers and other suppliers are encouraging farmers to reserve product now.

Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle futures have seen a choppy week but are higher to start Friday after some better than expected cash trade.

Craig Turner with StoneX says corn and soybeans saw additional profit taking Thursday and pressure from harvest pressure and record soybean production estimates for Brazil.

Casey Seymour and Greg “Machinery Pete” Peterson dig deep into what it takes to move equipment in today’s volatile market, plus a candid look at economic headwinds — Fed policy, interest rates, tariffs, and commodities — and how they’re steering buyer decisions and seller strategies.

Darin Newsom, senior market analyst with Barchart, Inc. says corn and soybeans are seeing a pick up in farmer selling or hedge pressure as harvest expands across at least the Central and Eastern Midwest.

Alan Brugler with A&N Economics says the commodity markets saw some profit taking and risk off selling ahead of the FOMC announcement.

The challenge of harvesting high moisture and high disease pressure corn is not one that all farmers have faced in their lifetimes. Here’s some quick pointers to keep in mind as you tackle a tough crop to harvest and store.