2025 NIAA Annual Meeting
Brownfield’s Carah Hart covers the 2025 NIAA Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO.
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2025 NIAA Annual Meeting
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The start of an active, moisture-laden pattern as temps vary across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a warm front accompanied by showers and thunderstorms is lifting slowly northward. The front separates much-above-normal temperatures (up to 30°F above normal, with Friday highs expected to approach 90°F) across Nebraska and the middle Mississippi River Valley from colder-than-normal conditions... Read More.
Wide-ranging temps to accompany a wet, active pattern for most as the month of April begins
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for above-normal precipitation nearly nationwide, with northern and central California and the western Great Basin having the greatest likelihood of experiencing wet conditions. Elevated odds of near- or below-normal precipitation should be limited to southern Texas. ... Read More.
Hog futures were lower ahead of the USDA’s quarterly inventory report
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, getting ready for widespread direct business. April live cattle closed $2.47 higher at $209.55 and June live cattle closed $2.77 higher at $205.80. April feeder cattle closed $1.67 higher at $287.55 and May... Read More.
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 27, 2025
May corn closed at $4.50, down 1 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.16 and 3/4, up 15 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $294.50, up 90 centsMay soybean oil closed at 44.27, up 163 pointsMay wheat closed at $5.32, down 3 and... Read More.
2025 Shipping going well so far
A cooperative leader says so far, the flow of agricultural products is going smoothly this spring. Joshua Grunnet with Alcivia Cooperative tells Brownfield they’ve been able to move fertilizer all winter. “We’ll take inbound rail and we’ll take as much as we can off... Read More.
Tariffs likely to cause shifts in livestock rations
The retiring head of the Wisconsin Agribusiness Association and former feed mill manager says the new tariffs on Canadian products that start in April will likely cause a shift in livestock feed use. Tom Bresner tells Brownfield canola meal has been a low-cost protein... Read More.
Soybeans up, corn down on more pre-report positioning
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Beans followed bean oil, which was supported by global demand expectations. Soybean oil was one of the few major commodities to see an improvement in the week export sales report and nearing the halfway point of... Read More.
Hinson remains optimistic on new farm bill
A U.S. Representative from Iowa says she’s encouraged by farm bill progress in Congress. Republican Ashley Hinson tells Brownfield she’s optimistic a new five-year farm bill can get completed before the current extension expires in September. “We’re talking about the need to make sure... Read More.
Black Sea uncertainty, tariff threats impacting wheat
An ag economist says the wheat markets have been hesitant amid some Black Sea uncertainty. University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says, “There was a lot of talk around the Russia-Ukraine situation. The U.S. was in Saudi Arabia with Russia trying to broker a peace... Read More.
HPAI hits Indiana again, this time in Kosciusko County
Another case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Indiana. The state board of animal health says HPAI was found in a commercial table egg pullet facility in northeast Indiana. Denise Derrer Spears says additional cases could impact efforts to rebuild the state’s poultry sector.... Read More.
U.S. hog inventory below a year ago
The U.S. hog herd got a little bit smaller over the past year and could see further declines. The USDA says the domestic hog and pig inventory on March 1st, 2025 was 74.512 million head, slightly below March 1st, 2024, when many analysts had... Read More.
