Friday, June 19, 2026 3:39PM CDT
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on June 1, 2026. The inventory was 2% above June 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Thursday.
Thursday, June 18, 2026 1:56PM CDT
Farmers with losses from flooding or other storm damage should have already contacted their crop insurance agent and had an adjuster come out. An insurance provider may decide it is still practical to replant a crop, but that decision often falls within 10 days of the final planting date. While final planting dates differ around the country, the window has passed for corn's late-period planting.
Thursday, June 18, 2026 12:41PM CDT
A federal court rejected an attempt by 10 non-Hodgkin lymphoma victims to move Bayer's $7.3 billion Roundup settlement to federal court, returning jurisdiction to Missouri state court.
Over the next several weeks, spot July soybean futures could move in either direction with both bullish and bearish factors likely to assure continued volatility in the weeks and m...
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USDA on Wednesday announced orders to move more agency staffs out of the Washington, D.C., area and into regional offices. Reorganization announcements have affected most USDA agen...
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Strong friendships provide crucial emotional support, accountability and shared wisdom that can help senior generations navigate difficult leadership transitions.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor urged ethanol industry leaders at FEW 2026 to fight misinformation and push for permanent year-round E15 sales, citing economic benefits and no refiner...
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From Superior Livestock's Corn Belt Classic online feeder cattle sale, to the monthly Cattle on Feed report, to the upcoming DTN Beef Industry Exchange webinar, you'll want to bloc...
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Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture on Wednesday examined issues around Brazil's production forecasts for 2027. Like U.S. farmers, Brazilian farmers face low comm...
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Lower interest rates aren't the only change new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh wants. Pushing through some of his proposed changes will, at the very least, take time.
In this equipment roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at high diesel costs hitting returns; March equipment sales down; reports that Cat buys Monarch technology; Fieldwork Roboti...
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With soybean oil used in biofuel production expected to soar in 2026-27, there is no room for exports to be anything more than token amounts for the foreseeable future.
July corn is down 3 1/2 cents per bushel, November soybeans are down 8 cents, September KC wheat is up 1/2 cent, September Chicago wheat is down 1 3/4 cents, and MIAX September Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0575 cents.
Live cattle futures spent time on both sides of unchanged, ending the day slightly lower. Feeder cattle futures were under pressure, but finally closed higher. Hog futures bounced but had little reason to extend the gains.