At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply higher, supported by tight market-ready numbers and in anticipation of this week’s direct business.  October live cattle closed $4.62 higher at $234.60 and December live cattle closed $4.35 higher at $236.27.  October feeder cattle closed $8.70 higher at $354.50 and November feeder cattle closed […]

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Extended periods of high temperatures and a lack of rainfall are impacting crop and field conditions around the state. Tony Hancock with the Missouri Department of Agriculture tells Brownfield it doesn’t take long to see a change.  “The last two weeks have definitely brought drought for sure down in southern Missouri,” he says.  “It’s intensified […]

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The USDA says the sorghum harvest has begun in South Dakota. Monday’s crop progress report shows 1% of the crop is harvested, with 53% mature, and 91% coloring. Thirty-one percent of the state’s corn crop is mature, even with the average pace, with 86% of the crop dented. Thirty-two percent of the state’s soybeans are […]

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The Vice President of the Michigan Soybean Committee says the warm and dry August likely took the top end off of yields across the state. Sanilac County’s Scott Wilson tells Brownfield, “The soybeans and the corn look very comparable to last year.” “I think the lack of moisture and heat in August was probably at […]

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