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Thursday, April 30, 2026 7:00AM CDT
House leaders opted late Wednesday to bring the farm bill to the floor rather than delay it for at least a week. Republicans are conflicted over E15 provisions in the bill and language about pesticide oversight. Democrats are more unified against the bill, given last year's cut to food assistance.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 11:44AM CDT
All eight major fertilizer prices were higher for the third full week of April 2026 compared to a month earlier. Six fertilizers were again significantly more expensive, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. In a bit of somewhat good news, only one fertilizer was double-digits higher.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 6:10PM CDT
Highlighting a coordinated push across the Trump administration on fertilizer challenges, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday held a press conference with three other Cabinet members, a White House economic adviser and members of Congress to lay out plans to increase access to fertilizer and lower prices.
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July corn is down 2 3/4 cents per bushel, July soybeans are down 1 cent, July KC wheat is down 10 3/4 cents, July Chicago wheat is down 7 3/4 cents, and MIAX July Minneapolis wheat is down 0.0475 cents.
The nearby April live cattle contract was the surprise on Wednesday, pushing substantially higher with today being the last day of the contract. The rest of the cattle futures closed mixed. Strong buying interest in hogs surfaced as the recent price weakness was overdone.
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