A farmer from northern Missouri says profitability is still possible for the farm, despite the volatile prices. Stephen Beck, who farms in Livingston County, says prices haven’t been great for ...

The USDA’s 17 billion bushel corn estimate jolted grain markets, dropping soybeans and shifting basis, as farmers reassess ...

Planning for the future can be a very frustrating process, especially in times of market volatility. Planning typically pays ...

Mike Pearson hosts, This Week in Agribusiness looking at the hurdle facing the railroad merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

A boycott on soybeans by China left U.S. soybean farmers without their primary customer for the bulk of 2025, with many still struggling after China agreed to resume purchasing in October. Soybeans ...

--Soybeans for March delivery fell 1.4%, to $10.47 1/4 a bushel, on the Chicago Board of Trade on Wednesday, with traders expecting a relaxed supply-demand outlook in 2026 to damp prices. --Wheat for ...

The December release of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates by the U.S. Department of Agriculture are usually quiet affairs, with few surprises expected. This Dec. 9, however, the WASDE ...

In this issue of “Focus on Ag”, I am highlighting my “Top 5 Ag Topics” for 2025, based on issues that were discussed in the columns throughout the year. If there were a “2025 word of the year” in ...

The soft red winter wheat (ZWH26), soybean (ZSF26), meal (ZMF26), and soybean oil (ZLF26) markets at present look very heavy and susceptible to more price downside in the near term. However, corn ...

Corn futures posted gains of 4 to 5 cents across most contracts on Tuesday, following a bullish USDA report. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 4 1/2 cents at $4.03 1/2. The monthly ...

The US will produce a record corn crop in the 2025/26 season, with farmers expanding corn acreage as they cut soybean acreage due to the escalation in trade tensions with China. Record acreage, along ...