Central MN Cattle Reports:
5/20/19 – Pierz Livestock
5/21/19 – Long Prairie Livestock
5/21/19 – Fergus Falls Livestock
5/22/19 – Tri-County Livestock, Motley
5/23/19 – Central Livestock, Albany
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Brownfield Ag News
Hurst on stalled disaster bill
Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst says the stalled disaster bill in the House should not have been held up Friday for a lack of border security funding, “No, I mean it’s a disaster bill. It should
Struggles remain in mixed bag for Missouri farmers
Corn prices have gone up because of the weather but struggles remain for Missouri farmers. Gary Marshall is CEO of Missouri Corn Growers Association, “Such a difficult time. I think, nationwide, this is perhaps the worst planting
Chinn with Trump at reveal of trade aid package
Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn stood by President Trump with other ag leaders at the White House (Thursday) when he announced $16 Billion dollars in more trade mitigation aid for farmers. Chinn says she’s satisfied with the
More severe weather coming to Corn Belt
There’s more severe weather coming for parts of the Corn Belt this weekend. Brownfield meteorologist Greg Soulje (soul-yay) says it’s a similar system that brought tornadoes and thunderstorms into Missouri and Illinois, “Another weather system expected to
Another round of weather support
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, cementing a week to week gain. Beans went back to watching the weather, expecting more planting delays, but also anticipating at least some switch from corn and spring
Hog futures down on cash pressure
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower on profit taking and technical selling, along with spread trade and position squaring ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report. June was up $.37 at $111.17 and
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 24, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $4.04 and 1/4, up 14 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at 8.29 and 3/4, up 8 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $300.50, up $3.30Jul. soybean oil closed at 27.01, up 23
Wet, stormy continues for most of the Heartland
A barrage of storm systems will continue to emerge from the western U.S., maintaining the likelihood of showers and locally severe thunderstorms across a broad area of the nation’s mid-section. Five-day rainfall totals of 1 to 5
More of the same across most of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, warm, humid weather prevails in the Ohio Valley. Across the remainder of the Midwest, cool, stormy weather and soggy fields continue to inhibit nearly all spring planting operations, as well as corn and
April poultry production up 3% on year
The USDA says poultry production during April was 4.124 billion pounds, a 3% increase on the year. Chicken made up most of the total at 3.628 billion pounds, followed by turkey at 483.63 million and duck at
