While all eyes are on Florida’s western coast ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival, something could be brewing on the east side of the Peninsula.The National Hurricane Center outlined an area for possible tropical development off the southeast coast of Florida. The area currently has a low chance of tropical development...

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Lean hog futures rounded out the Monday session with most contracts 15 to 77 cents higher October was an exception, down a nickel. The national average base hog price was reported at $76.68 on Monday afternoon, up $1.79 from the previous day. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at...

Cotton futures ended the Monday session with most contracts up 26 to 38 points. The outside markets were supportive, with the crude oil closing up $2.91/barrel, and the US dollar index slipping 15 points lower. The weekly Crop Progress report indicated that 82% of the US cotton crop had bolls...

Corn futures closed out the Monday session with contracts up 1 to 1 ¾ cents on the day, with help from still solid shipment data and more export business. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 1 1/4 cents at $3.94 1/2 per bu. This afternoon’s Crop...

The wheat complex closed higher across the exchanges on Monday. Chicago SRW futures were up 3 ½ 5 ¼ cents across board to close out the day. KC HRW contracts were 4 ¾ to 5 ½ cents higher on the session. MPLS spring wheat settled the Monday session with 4...

Live cattle futures posted gains anywhere from a tick to $1.475 on Monday. Cash trade last week was mostly $186 in the South, up $1 on the week. Northern action was $187 live and $296 in the beef up $2 from the previous week. Today was first notice day for...

Soybeans settled Monday with weakness in the nearbys, down ¾ to 3 ¾ cents, as the deferreds were steady to 1 ¾ cents higher. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 3 3/4 cents at $9.71. Soymeal was down $2.80 to $6.50/ton across the board. Soy Oil futures...

The USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation says they expect significant demand for resources following damage from Hurricane Helene. In a Monday briefing, Robert Bonnie told reporters… “We’re looking for ways that we can streamline, that we can enhance our flexibility to get folks in, that we can...

A bipartisan group of Midwest lawmakers is pushing for a resolution with Mexico on its genetically modified corn ban. Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee tells Brownfield Mexico should have resolved this dispute during the creation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. “If that had been their goal when we were negotiating USMCA,...

Many Tennessee farmers were able to get back into the fields following heavy rains from Hurricane Helene. Northwest Tennessee David Nichols says they got an early start on harvest, and then the calendar turned to September.  “We’ve been affected by these hurricanes that’s blown up,” he says. “So September was...