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The corn market ended the Thursday session with contracts down 3 to 4 cents in the nearbys and up a penny in December. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was unch at $4.42 3/4 Export Sales data showed 1.014 MMT in the week of April 24, a 3-week...

Lean hog futures closed mixed on Thursday, with most nearby contracts up 30 to 50 cents and June down a dime. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $92.39 on Thursday morning, a 61 cent dop from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up...

Live cattle futures got a pop on Thursday thanks to cash strength, as contracts were up 27 cents to $1.25. Cash trade has been $218 in the South, with business up to $222-224 in the North. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales on 436 of the...

The wheat complex was mixed on Thursday, with contracts on either side of unch across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures posted fractional to 2 ¼ cent gains. Kansas City HRW contracts were down 2 to 3 cents, as nearby May was up 1 ¾ cents. MPLS spring wheat closed...

Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 16 to 36 points lower. The outside markets were mixed factors, with crude oil futures up $0.77/barrel and the US dollar index $0.715 higher to $100.054. Export Sales data showed upland cotton bookings at 108,363 RB in the week of 4/24, back...

Soybeans closed out the Thursday session with contracts 4 to 7 cents across most months. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was up 8 3/4 cents at $9.97 3/4. Soymeal futures were down $1.60 to $3.70/ton, with Soy Oil futures back up 60 to 80 points. USDA to showed...

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Sunflower growers in South Dakota can use Malathion to control red sunflower weevils this year. Tom Gere with the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources says the U.S. EPA has granted a special 24c label for the state. “Malathion used to be labeled for sunflowers a number of...

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, feeders were lower, watching the rest of the week’s direct business develop. June live cattle closed $1.25 higher at $209.65 and August live cattle closed $.60 higher at $204.65.  August feeder cattle closed $.57 lower at $294.45 and September feeder cattle...

Michigan lawmakers have approved funding increases that could offset federal funding cuts at the USDA. State Senator Sam Singh says conservation districts need to be supported. “The cuts that we’re seeing at the federal level from USDA that will no longer be coming down to our conservation districts, I think...

Some farmers might be running short on patience as Congress continues work on a new farm bill. Southwest Minnesota corn and soybean grower Bryan Biegler says he’s frustrated it’s taking so long. “Talk about trying to something done there for quite some time, they keep talking about it (and) hopefully...

Amazon launches “Nova Premier” – its most capable AI model to date. Raymond James analyst says AMZN shares lack meaningful upside.