Wheat
Rich Nelson, Chief Strategist with Allendale, Inc. says corn was lower Wednesday, seeing some profit taking after getting overbought but the rest of the grain and livestock complex were also lower.
Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics, says soybeans saw risk off selling as China aligned itself with Russia and India, which signals no deal between the U.S. and China any time soon.
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, says grains rallied with corn leading the charge on end of month short covering and ahead of a long holiday weekend.
Farm machinery manufacturers are releasing details on Model Year 2026 balers and hay tools that feature increased automation, data integration and enhanced designs to help cover more acres in a single day.
Don Roose, U.S. Commodities, says grain futures all ended slightly higher Thursday with end of month positioning and profit taking.
AGCO’s Fendt brand has added four models of row crop tractors ranging from 426 hp to 550 hp and the first-ever stack fold planter. And both new offerings are jam-packed with PTx precision technologies.
With interest rates and expenses high and commodity prices still low, marketing and social media promotion is necessary to pull every last dollar of revenue out of good conditioned, used machines on the auction circuit.
With $8 cash soybean bids in the Dakotas and Minnesota, and no bids for fall in a few markets, farmers might need to break the norm and store soybeans.
DuWayne Bosse with Bolt Marketing says the grain markets saw selling pressure from a stronger dollar and some liquidation ahead of first notice day on Friday and on end of the month liquidation.
Mark Knight of Farmers Keeper Financial says corn is drifting lower with some end of month profit taking and after having digested the lower yield estimates from the Pro Farmer crop tour.