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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 24, 2024
Brownfield Ag News18 minutes ago
May corn closed at $4.37 and 3/4, down 5 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $11.66, down 1 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $346.00, up $1.80May soybean oil closed at 44.66, down 65 pointsMay wheat closed at $5.94 and 1/2, up 9 and 1/2 centsJun. live cattle closed...
National Daily Feeder and Stocker Summary Report PM
USDA18 minutes ago
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National Daily Cattle Beef Summary Report
USDA19 minutes ago
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Stocks Settle Mixed on Rising Bond Yields and Tech Strength
Barchart19 minutes ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed up +0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.32%. US stock indexes on Wednesday settled mixed, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100...
Wheat gains more ground with soybeans, corn mixed
Brownfield Ag News34 minutes ago
Soybeans were mixed. Soybeans are watching late harvest activity in Brazil and the slowly advancing harvest in Argentina. Brazil’s harvest is nearly wrapped up and while prices are moving higher, they still hold a competitive advantage over the U.S. That’s significantly cut into U.S. export business, especially with China. Meanwhile,...
1 Cheap Growth Stock to Scoop Up Now
Barchart41 minutes ago
Discover why First Solar looks like a standout investment in the rapidly expanding solar energy sector, bolstered by a new upgrade from analysts at Wells Fargo.
Another up week for broiler sets, placements
Brownfield Ag News50 minutes ago
Broiler sets and placements have risen seven weeks in a row. The USDA says 245.393 million eggs went into incubation last week, 1.388 million less than the previous week, but up 2% on the year, with average hatchability at 79.1%. 189.354 million chicks were placed into meat production, about 501,000...
Global double cropping could handicap American farmers
Brownfield Ag News50 minutes ago
An ag economist says cropland expansion in other countries could put U.S. farmers at a disadvantage. Ohio State University professor emeritus Carl Zulauf tells Brownfield about 400 million acres of farmland have been added to worldwide crop production since 2000. “Particularly, the land has increased in South America, but sub-Saharan...
Red meat, poultry stocks down to start April
Brownfield Ag News50 minutes ago
The amount of red meat and poultry in cold storage at the start of April was below year ago levels. The USDA says red meat stocks of 919.391 million pounds fell 12% on the year with a 10% decline for beef to 432.222 million pounds and a 13% drop in...
Making decisions with the farm’s financial health in mind
Brownfield Ag News50 minutes ago
The combination of high interest rates and lower commodity prices continue to threaten farm financial health. West-central Illinois farmer Grant Strom says expenses are getting heavily scrutinized right now. “When it comes to capital investments, especially,” he says. “Can you ride things out another year or two with equipment or...
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