Soybeans were higher on technical buying Monday with January contracts up 4 cents at $10.52 and ¼.  The USDA announced private exporters reported a sale of 12.1 million bushels of soybeans to China for the current marketing year.  The balance of the sale, 2.4 million bushels, is set for delivering for 2026-2027, the first of […]

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A north Iowa farmer does not anticipate major changes to his crop rotation in 2026. Brent Renner grows corn and soybeans near Klemme. “I don’t know that (the current economics) supports any huge changes at this point and time, we’ll look at these things a little bit closer when it comes to planting time. And […]

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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of the week’s direct business, following Friday’s On Feed report from the USDA. February live cattle closed $.62 higher at $231.42 and April live cattle closed $1.07 higher at $231.07.  January feeder cattle closed $.90 higher at $346.50 and March feeder cattle closed […]

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The President and CEO of The Fertilizer Institute has concerns about the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern railroad merger. Corey Rosenbusch tells Brownfield they are studying the proposal and hoping that the merger would not mean a reduction in service. “About 60% of all fertilizer tons in this country move via rail, and in some cases, […]

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