An ag economist says the early outlook for dairy markets in 2026 is not very good. Corey Geiger with CoBank tells Brownfield the dairy markets turned downward in the last quarter of 2025.  He says the U.S. has been producing a lot of butterfat, which is up between five and six percent. “Even though consumers […]

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The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says farmers across the country are reeling from this week’s USDA report. “It was not a good day to be a producer.” Speaking to Brownfield from the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Anaheim, Phillip Nelson says a dramatic shock to the corn market is not what farmers […]

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Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Beans were still reeling from the USDA reporting a record U.S. yield, higher ending stocks, and a bigger crop in Brazil on Monday. CONAB’s updated outlook for Brazil’s crop will be out Thursday. Ahead of Tuesday’s open, China purchased 168,000 tons of U.S. soybeans and Mexico bought […]

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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle closed sharply higher waiting for direct business to develop.  February live cattle closed $2 higher at $237.25 and April live cattle closed $2.90 higher at $238.97. March feeder cattle closed $5.95 higher at $362.12 and April feeder cattle closed $6.15 higher at $360.60.  Direct cash cattle […]

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