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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 14, 2024
Brownfield Ag News4 minutes ago
Jul. corn closed at $4.67 and 1/2, down 5 centsJul. soybeans closed at $12.14 and 1/2, down 5 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $373.30, up $6.80Jul. soybean oil closed at 43.40, down 175 pointsJul. wheat closed at $6.72 and 1/2, down 14 and 1/2 centsJun. live cattle closed at $178.17,...
Soybeans, corn, wheat give back some recent gains
Brownfield Ag News20 minutes ago
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Beans followed bean oil, which was not included on the U.S. tariff list against China as some were expecting. Soybean oil for biodiesel use has been partially displaced by used cooking oil exports from China. There are also some concerns about...
National Truck Shipments and Imports (Movement) Report in Packages
USDA27 minutes ago
REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON MAY 14 2024 TRUCK, AIR, BOAT AND IMPORT SHIPMENTS FOR: MON MAY 13 2024 ...
National Truck Shipments and Imports (Movement) Report in 10,000 lb units
USDA27 minutes ago
REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON MAY 14 2024 TRUCK, AIR, BOAT AND IMPORT SHIPMENTS FOR: MON MAY 13 2024 ...
Favorable southern Ohio weather benefits farmers
Brownfield Ag News36 minutes ago
A southern Ohio farmer says farmers in his area have had some decent planting windows, despite a wet start to the spring. Eric Tipton says he’s optimistic for this year’s crop. “We’ve kind of hit a stretch here where it rains every couple of days and it’s hard to get...
Dollar Falls on Euro Strength and Dovish Comments from Fed Chair Powell
Barchart49 minutes ago
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday fell by -0.20% and posted a 1-week low. The dollar retreated Tuesday due to strength in the euro. The dollar extended its losses Tuesday morning after Fed Chair Powell said he doesn’t see the Fed’s next move as a rate hike. US Apr...
Farm Bureau dissecting DOL farmworker rules
Brownfield Ag News52 minutes ago
The American Farm Bureau Federation says it’s analyzing the Department of Labor’s new farmworker protection rules as more details are released. John Walt Boatright says over the past two years, “We’ve had eight or nine rules come down in various stages, and this latest rule-making has really toppled 3,000 pages...
Environmental & ag groups push for IL cover crop expansion
Brownfield Ag News52 minutes ago
A coalition of environmental and agricultural groups are encouraging state lawmakers to expand the Illinois Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program (FCSS). Eliot Clay, land use programs director with the Illinois Environmental Council, tells Brownfield… “We’re really interested in this as an environmental organization because of where we’re at with...