Mar. corn closed at $4.74 and 1/2, down 2 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.47 and 1/2, down 5 and 1/2 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $305.80, down $2.00Mar. soybean oil closed at 46.22, up 23 pointsMar. wheat closed at $5.46 and 1/4, up 1 and 1/4 centsFeb. live cattle closed...
Direct cash cattle trade activity is very quiet again to start the day. Bids and asking prices still have yet to be established. If business follows the trend of recent weeks, inquiries will start to pick up today with significant trade developing sometime on Thursday or Friday. Boxed beef is...
A regional livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension says most livestock producers are thankful for the active winter weather pattern. Daniel Mallory says the fall drought caused some concern. “We got a little bit dry towards the end of ‘24, but with the recent snowstorm that we’ve had...
A regional livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension says the state’s cattle market ended 2024 on a high note. “We set ourselves a regional record by breaking our first million-dollar sale.” Daniel Mallory says the final fall sale of Show-Me-Select heifers in mid-December continued the trend of high...
An Iowa farmer is growing a business she describes as an online farmer’s market for meat. Katie Olthoff of Stanhope says she co-founded Chop Local during the pandemic because so many Midwestern farmers could not get their livestock to market. “They were looking for more ways to connect with their...
A livestock economist says the ripple effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza are just beginning to move through the food supply chain. Michigan State University’s Bill Knudson tells Brownfield, “My gut feeling is that the USDA probably is underestimating the impact of avian influenza, you’re actually going to see prices...
December was a quiet month for many Minnesota farmers. The USDA says there are concerns about a lack of snow cover in parts of the state, with temperatures generally warmer than normal and precipitation near average. Livestock conditions are called generally good and fieldwork during the month was limited. The...