Dr. Mariangela Hungria named 2025 World Food Prize winner
Pictured: Former U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack (center, speaking at podium) outlines the importance of the World Food Prize during a laureate ceremony in Des Moines on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A Brazilian scientist who has developed seed treatments that sustainably improve crop nutrition has been...
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Controversial Bill Limiting Eminent Domain Headed to Iowa Governor’s Desk, Labeled ‘A Hit to Iowa Corn Growers’
Controversial Bill Limiting Eminent Domain Headed to Iowa Governor’s Desk, Labeled ‘A Hit to Iowa Corn Growers’
Cattle Post Mixed Trade on Tuesday
Live cattle futures rounded out Tuesday with contracts holding steady, and the nearbys within a nickel of unchanged. Cash trade settled in last week $218-220 in the South, with northern action at $225-228. Feeder cattle futures closed out the Tuesday session with contracts down a nickel to 40 cents. The...
Cotton Pulls Back on Tuesday
Cotton futures closed out the Tuesday session with contracts slipping 6 to 35 lower. Crude oil prices are trading with gains of $1.67/barrel. The US dollar index was back down $0.789 to $100.810. Crop Progress data showed 28% of the US cotton crop planted as of 5/11, now behind the...
Corn Weakness Extends to Tuesday
The corn market was lower on Tuesday with contracts falling another 4 to 6 cents across the nearbys. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 4 3/4 cents at $4.14 3/4. Crop Progress data from Monday afternoon showed the US corn crop at 62% planted as of...
Wheat Sees Positive Action on Tuesday
The wheat market saw Turnaround Tuesday action, with winter wheats posting gains. Chicago SRW futures turned higher on Tuesday, with nearbys closing up 2 cents. Kansas City HRW futures closed with 3 to 4 cent gains. Minneapolis spring wheat futures saw continued weakness, with losses of 3 to 4 cents....
Hogs Post Gains on Tuesday
Lean hog futures posted gains of 25 cents to $1.20 on the Tuesday session. May expires on Wednesday. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $97.27 on Tuesday afternoon with a 5-day rolling average at $94.27. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 7 cents on May...
Corn Weakness Extends to Tuesday
The corn market was lower on Tuesday with contracts falling another 4 to 6 cents across the nearbys. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 4 3/4 cents at $4.14 3/4. Crop Progress data from Monday afternoon showed the US corn crop at 62% planted as of...
Soybeans Rally from Early Weakness
Soybeans saw contracts pulling well off their lows on Tuesday, with contracts up 1 to 2 cent sin the nearbys. The cmdtyView Cash Bean price was up 1 3/4 cents to $10.22 3/4. Soymeal futures were down $3.80 to $5.20 so far on the day, with Soy Oil futures rallying...