Dan Basse, Ag Resource Company, says grain markets close mostly lower on Tuesday with general risk reduction ahead of the big USDA reports, reciprocal tariffs and end of month and quarter.

USDA will send producers pre-filled applications based on 2024 acreage reporting data after program signup begins on March 19. Applications may be submitted online or to local FSA offices.

Ivory Coast's cocoa mid-crop output is expected to drop around 40% this season after an unusually long dry season and limited, patchy rainfall hit crops in the main production regions, exporters and ...

Everything from possible tariffs...to ongoing dryness are factoring into planting decisions right now in the Northwestern Corn Belt.

Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics, says wheat led the price rally with gains in the three classes of 11 to 19 1/2 cents as traders were putting in weather premium and funds were covering short ...

Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle and hogs both saw gap higher openings and are seeing triple digit gains with help from the cash. Corn is higher following wheat, while soybeans lag.

Jim Douglas, Indiana soybean farmer and USMEF board member, talked to Brownfield during Commodity Classic about the importance of maintaining strong trade relationships amid current trade tensions.

Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association president Tyler Drewes talks to Brownfield about the organization’s policy updates during the 2025 Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado. Hear the full ...

A theme for 2025 might be the power of reversion. Commodity and US Treasury bond indexes show bottoming patterns from multidecade lows vs. the US stock market, Bloomberg Intelligence analysis shows.

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what's going on in the agriculture market around the world on the Agweek Market Wrap.

Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle are awaiting cash direction with producers and feedlots holding out for higher money as asking prices are ranging from $205 to $208.

With stock market drops and inflation rising, Allison Thompson of The Money Farm says it's easy to play the "blame game" of pinning grain market volatility on outside factors. But it's not that simple ...

Raw coffee price shocks take about a year to feed through to consumers while the residual impact lasts at least four years, according to a report published on Friday by the United Nation's Food and ...

White sugar rose 1% to $538.70 a metric ton. * London cocoa settled down 148 pounds, or 2.3%, to 6,341 pounds per ton. * Dealers said there appeared to be appetite to take delivery against the ...

According to its own statistics agency, Brazil’s corn supplies as of a few weeks ago hit the lowest levels in at least a quarter-century.

DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, says grain markets rebounded Thursday on technical buying after holding and bouncing off support areas. Strong export demand was also positive.

Stu Swanson tells Brownfield, “Fertilizer has been slow to come down. In some cases, it’s even higher than a year […] ...

In Bolivia's farm region of Santa Cruz, a worsening fuel shortage is starting to hit farmers' ability to harvest their crops, a concern for the embattled South American country where agriculture has ...

The trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump, which led countries including China to retaliate against tariffs implemented by his administration, is favorable to Brazil, the CEO of ...

Mark Knight, Farmers Keeper Financial, says grains are seeing a technical bounce off support areas wtih strong weekly exports. Cattle continue to extend gains with feeders making all-time highs again.

Polaris Market Research recently projected the global gummy market to reach $53.61 billion by 2032, nearly doubling its 2024 sales of $24.65 billion. The US market share of gummy sales was $3.2 ...

Futures for robusta, the variety typically used for instant drinks and espressos, were little changed at $5,550 a ton in London on Wednesday. Arabica coffee, the high-end beans favored in specialty ...

Alan Brugler with A&N Economics, LLC. says the tariff escalation once again weighed on the grain markets, especially corn with threats that Canada would put levies on U.S. ethanol imports.

A southeastern Illinois farmer says he hopes to start planting around the first of April.  Jeff Scates, chair of the Illinois Corn Marketing Council, says weather and commodity prices will be the ...

Raw sugar futures rose on Wednesday, supported by dry weather in Brazil and weaker production outlooks in India and Thailand, while coffee prices fell. * Raw sugar futures settled up 0.19 cent, or 1%, ...

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. is exploring a sale of its futures brokerage arm, as the company weighs divestitures to slash costs, according to people familiar with the matter.

Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage, says grains are seeing pressure on new tariff concerns with the EU as they announce retaliatory measures on ag products.

An unparalleled rally in cocoa and coffee futures is leaving traders so cash-strapped that many no longer have enough money to ship the two commodities around the world.

Every oilseed trader is familiar with the present narrative: the world is awash with soybeans. It's true, global soybean stocks are set to hit record highs later this year. The situation is not ...

CHICAGO, March 11 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended lower on Tuesday for a third straight session, coming under pressure from hefty South American supplies hitting the ...