Wheat is showing slight gains so far on Monday morning, with spring wheat a little weaker. The wheat complex saw Friday gains, as USDA gave a friendlier US number. CBT soft red wheat futures were 2 to 3 cents in the higher at the close, with December up 4 ¼...

Lean hog futures slipped back lower on Friday, with contracts down 20 cents to $1.05, as October was still up $1.10 last week. Preliminary open interest was up 4,856 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog report from Friday afternoon saw trade averaging $103.94, down $3.35 from the day prior....

Cotton price action is down 17 to 21 points early on Monday morning. Futures reversed higher on Friday, with most contracts up 10 to 12 points, as December was 80 points in the green. The US dollar index was up $0.127 on the day to $97.655 with crude oil futures...

Corn price action is down 3 to 4 cents so far. Futures closed with strength on Friday, as contracts were up 10 to 11 cents in the front months. Preliminary open interest rose 22,325 contracts suggesting new buying interest. December managed to close with a 12 cent gain last week....

Soybeans are trading with fractional losses on Monday AM. Futures posted 12 to 13 cent gains in the front months on Friday, as November was up 19 ¼ cents on the week. Preliminary open interest was up 2,351 contracts on Friday. There were 20 deliveries against the expiring September contract...

Wheat is showing slight gains so far on Monday morning, with spring wheat a little weaker. The wheat complex saw Friday gains, as USDA gave a friendlier US number. CBT soft red wheat futures were 2 to 3 cents in the higher at the close, with December up 4 ¼...

Live cattle futures resumed some selling into the Friday close, with contracts $2 to $2.30 in the red and October down $6 last week. Preliminary open interest was up 4,104 contracts on Friday. Cash activity narrowed in at $240 across the country down $2 from last week. Feeder cattle futures...

Soybeans are trading with fractional losses on Monday AM. Futures posted 12 to 13 cent gains in the front months on Friday, as November was up 19 ¼ cents on the week. Preliminary open interest was up 2,351 contracts on Friday. There were 20 deliveries against the expiring September contract...

Costco fans should watch for Sept. 25 as the retail giant gears up to unveil fiscal Q4 results.

The Secretary of Agriculture says the Trump administration is working on a financial bridge for America’s farmers who are facing low commodity prices.  “I know it is one of the toughest, if not the toughest farm economy right now that we’ve seen,” she says.  “In at least in my lifetime.”...

(Washington, D.C., September 12, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced eligible livestock producers will receive disaster recovery assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW) to help offset...

(Washington, D.C., September 10, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is delivering on its commitment to support child health and American agriculture by opening applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants. Through this grant opportunity, USDA will...

(Washington, September 9, 2025) – The Make America Healthy Again Commission today released the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy, a sweeping plan with more than 120 initiatives to reverse the failed policies that fueled America’s childhood chronic disease epidemic. The strategy outlines...

(Washington, D.C., September 5, 2025) – Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Alexander Vaden in North Carolina met with agricultural leaders and producers and announced additional U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance to help producers recover from Hurricane Helene...

(Washington, D.C., September 3, 2025)?– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today signed a new five-year contract for American made fire retardant with Perimeter Solutions, supporting the U.S. Forest Service and Department of the Interior’s aerial wildland fire suppression programs...