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CORN FACT: 20 states produced over 100 million bushels of corn in 2016 MarketWATCH

CORN FACT: Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, & Minnesota accounted for 54% of the corn produced in the U.S. in 2016 MarketWATCH

Nebraska, Texas & Kansas accounted for 43% of the gross income for cattle in the United States in 2016 MarketWATCH

The highest monthly cow price in history was in August 2014 at $121/cwt. MarketWATCH

The highest price for choice boxed beef in 2016 was $235.32 MarketWATCH

Gross income for cattle in Texas dropped $3 billion in 2016 from 2015 MarketWATCH

Nebraska has the top three beef cow counties in the U.S., including the nation’s No. 1 cow county – Cherry County MarketWATCH

Crude oil prices averaged $52 per barrel in April, $1 higher than the March MarketWATCH

Retail Beef Price Composite (RBPC) was at $5.23 in April, up 5 cents from the month prior MarketWATCH

Retail ground beef prices drop 4 cents in April to $3.55 MarketWATCH

BEEF EXPORTS: USDA reports sales to Japan this week at 19.2 million pounds, compared to 6.2 million pounds last week Exports

BEEF EXPORTS: USDA reports sales to South Korea this week at 5.3 million pounds, compared to 16.3 million pounds last week Exports

BEEF EXPORTS: USDA reports sales to Mexico this week at 1.8 million pounds, compared to 3.3 million pounds last week Exports

U.S. beef exports top 76 million pounds over the past 2 weeks Exports

Antegra Corn: Remember – the highest the Dec contract has been in nearly a year happened during a crop report! Grain Network

USDA reports pork carcass on Tuesday AM at $78.74, up $1.58 MarketWATCH

USDA reports choice boxed beef on Tuesday AM at $227.54, down 3 cents Price Blaster

USDA reports the choice/select spread on Tuesday AM at $21.02, down 2.10 Price Blaster

CROP PROGRESS: 97% of the corn in the U.S. had been planted by June 3rd, compared to 92% last week and 95% last year Corn

CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported 1 head of cattle to China so far in 2018 Exports

CATTLE TRADE: Negotiated cash trade on Thursday in Nebraska has been light on moderate demand with some early dressed sales at 175.00 MarketWATCH

CROP PROGRESS: 96% of the corn in the U.S. had matured by October 14th, compared to 93% last week and 89% last year Corn

71% of the corn crop in Texas was rated very poor, poor or fair on October 21st, compared to 71% last week Corn

13 states had 25% or more of their corn rated very poor, poor or fair on October 21st Corn

72% of the corn crop in Missouri was rated very poor, poor or fair on October 21st, compared to 72% last week Corn

78% of the pasture in Nebraska rated good or excellent on October 28th, compared to 76% last week Crop Progress

53% of the pasture in Kansas rated good or excellent on October 28th, compared to 50% last week Crop Progress

57% of the pasture in Texas rated good or excellent on October 28th, compared to 58% last week Crop Progress

71% of the pasture in Oregon is rated as poor or very poor, compared to 83% last week Crop Progress

11 states have 47% or more of their pasture rated poor or very poor Crop Progress

The highest choice boxed beef has been in 2018 was $232.68 Beef

Choice boxed beef has averaged $218.62 so far in 2018 Beef

The daily drop has traded between $9.35-$10.86 so far in 2018 Beef

The highest the pork carcass cutout has been in 2018 was $83.38 MarketWATCH

The lowest choice boxed beef has been in 2018 was $204.86 Beef

The highest the daily drop has been in 2018 was $10.86 compared to $12.11 in 2017 Beef

CATTLE ON FEED: This is the highest October 1 inventory since the series began in 1996 Cattle on Feed

CROP PROGRESS: 92% of the soybeans in Kansas had been harvested by November 25th, compared to 81% last week and 97% last year Crop Progress

CATTLE TRADE: Compared to last week in the Southern Plains, live sales in the Texas Panhandle traded mostly 1.00 higher, with Kansas sales 1.00-2.00 higher at 118.00 in both regions MarketWATCH

Record U.S. crude production weighs on oil prices (@Reuters) Energy

Annual Energy Outlook 2019 (EIA.gov) Energy

BEEF EXPORTS: Weekly sales have averaged 16,801 metric tons so far in 2018, compared to 13,900 mt in 2017 Exports

Ethanol stocks jumped 150,000 barrels putting the total stocks to 23.501 million barrels Energy

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WORLD CORN: EU production projected at 60.72 million metric tons, up 320K metric tons from last month World Ag News

WORLD CORN: China production projected at 257.33 million metric tons, up 1.33 million metric tons from last month World Ag News

WORLD CORN: World production projected at 1.099 billion metric tons, down 301K metric tons from last month World Ag News

WORLD CORN: Brazil production projected at 94.5 million metric tons, unchanged from last month Brazil

WORLD CORN: U.S. ranked 1st in production followed by China, Brazil, EU, Argentina & the Ukraine World Ag News

WORLD CORN: Foreign corn production is forecast higher with increases for Argentina, China, and Ukraine more than offsetting reductions for South Africa and Mexico World Ag News

WORLD CORN: Argentina production projected at 46 million metric tons, up 3.5 million metric tons from last month World Ag News

WORLD CORN: Global corn production is down this month as reductions for the United States, Mexico, and South Africa slightly offset larger crops for Argentina, China, and Ukraine World Ag News

WORLD CORN: Both Argentina and Ukraine are forecast to have record crops World Ag News

WORLD CORN: Global corn prices have trended up since the previous WASDE (December) World Ag News

WORLD CORN: In Southeast Asia, Vietnam and Malaysia lead the region in corn imports, driven by strong consumer demand for pork and poultry, respectively World Ag News

WORLD CORN: Corn Import Demand in South and Southeast Asia Continues to Grow World Ag News

WORLD SOYBEANS: World production projected at 360.99 million metric tons, down 8.21 million metric tons from last month World Ag News

WORLD SOYBEANS: Brazil production projected at 117 million metric tons, down 5 million metric tons from last month World Ag News

WORLD SOYBEANS: Argentina production projected at 55 million metric tons, down 500K metric tons from last month World Ag News

WORLD SOYBEANS: China production projected at 257.33 million metric tons, up 1.33 million metric tons from last month World Ag News

WORLD SOYBEANS: The United States is projected to be the largest producer of soybeans in the world followed by Brazil, Argentina, China & India World Ag News

WORLD SOYBEANS: Production for Brazil is lowered 5 million tons to 117 million due to dryness in parts of the South and Center-West regions World Ag News

WORLD SOYBEANS: Global soybean production is lowered 8.2 million tons to 361.0 million with lower crops for Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and South Africa World Ag News

WORLD SOYBEANS: U.S. soybean export bids in January, FOB Gulf, averaged $346/ton, up $5 from December and $17 from November World Ag News

WORLD SOYBEANS: U.S. soybean meal export bids in January, FOB Gulf, averaged $348/ton, down $4 from December while $2 above November World Ag News

WORLD WHEAT: The European Union is projected to be the largest producer of wheat in the world followed by China, India, Russia & the United States World Ag News

WORLD WHEAT: China production projected at 131.43 million metric tons, down 1.072 million metric tons from last month World Ag News

WORLD WHEAT: India production projected at 99.7 million metric tons, unchanged from last month India

WORLD WHEAT: Russia production projected at 71.6 million metric tons, up 1.6 million metric tons from last month Russia

WORLD WHEAT: World production projected at 734.745 million metric tons, up 1.331 million metric tons from last month World Ag News

WORLD WHEAT: European Union production projected at 137.6 million metric tons, unchanged from last month World Ag News

WORLD WHEAT: World production for the 2018/19 market year is raised 1.3 million tons, led by a 1.6-million-ton increase for Russia, a 0.6-million-ton increase for Brazil, and a 0.5-million-ton increase for Paraguay World Ag News

WORLD WHEAT: Overall, U.S. wheat prices were up at the end of January as export prospects improved amidst ideas of tighter international supplies Wheat

WORLD WHEAT: Canada and United States prices are at the same levels year-over-year Wheat

Canada cattle slaughter (year-to-date) reported at 908K head, up 7.3% from last year MarketWATCH

CATTLE EXPORTS: U.S. cattle exports to the Sudan up 20% so far in 2018 Exports

Total cheese production in March was 1.10 billion pounds, 2.7 percent above March 2017 and 11.6 percent above February 2018 Dairy

Italian type cheese production in March totaled 482 million pounds, 2.5 percent above March 2017 and 12.9 percent above February 2018 Dairy

COLD STORAGE: The average amount of beef in cold storage so far in 2018 is 478.1 million pounds, compared to 473.1 million pounds in 2017 Beef

Trade war entices farmers to switch acres to corn (@FarmFutures) Corn

South Africa Corn: Drought Reduces Production Forecast Corn

2019 Feed and Forage Market Conditions (Derrell S. Peel) Cow-Calf Today

Expected Corn versus Soybean Returns in 2019 University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Key Facts from USDA’s February 2019 World Wheat Supply and Demand Report Wheat

Natural Gas Weekly Update: Henry Hub down 40 cents to $2.56 Energy

In Oval Office meeting today, the Chinese committed to buy an additional 10 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans Trade

U.S. inventory of table-egg laying hens grew to its highest levels ever in 2018 Poultry

U.S. Gulf Coast crude oil imports from Canada reach record-high volumes Energy

United States Wins WTO Dispute Finding China Provides Excessive Government Support to its Grain Producers Grain Network

Nuclear reactor restarts in Japan displacing LNG imports in 2019 Energy

Interactive Crop Basis Tool (KSU) Grain Network

President Trump Asks China to Lift Agricultural Tariffs University of Illinois (farmdoc)

In late January, Gulf Coast gasoline crack spreads reached their lowest levels since 2014 Energy

Record U.S. electricity generation in 2018 driven by record residential, commercial sales Energy

U.S. retail gasoline prices expected to rise after winter low Energy

U.S. natural gas processing plant capacity and throughput have increased in recent years Energy

Argentina, Brazil, and Ukraine are capturing the growth in global corn trade Corn

Pork production in 2019 is projected at 27.715 billion pounds, up 1.395 billion pounds from 2018 MarketWATCH

Broiler production in 2019 is projected at 43.37 billion pounds, up 721 million pounds from 2018 MarketWATCH

Milk production in 2019 is projected at 220.9 billion pounds, up 3.0 billion pounds from 2018 Dairy

Red meat and poultry production in 2018 is projected at 102.526 billion pounds, down 81 million pounds from last month Beef

U.S. Ethanol Consumption Declines for First Time in 20 Years (NFU) Ethanol

WTO Dispute Panel Report on China’s Agricultural Support University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Major to historic river flooding will continue across parts of the Mississippi and Missouri River Basins (WPC) Weather

Cattle and Beef Trade: 2018 Summary, Part 1 Market Commentary

CATTLE INVENTORY: All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2019 totaled 94.8 million head, slightly above the 94.3 million head on January 1, 2018 Cattle Inventory

All cows and heifers that have calved, at 41.1 million head, were 1 percent above the 40.9 million head on January 1, 2018 Cattle Inventory

Beef cows, at 31.8 million head, were up 1 percent from a year ago Cattle Inventory

All heifers 500 pounds and over as of January 1, 2019 totaled 20.2 million head, slightly above the 20.2 million head on January 1, 2018 Cattle Inventory

Beef replacement heifers, at 5.92 million head, were down 3 percent from a year ago Cattle Inventory

Milk replacement heifers, at 4.70 million head, were down 1 percent from the previous year Cattle Inventory

Steers weighing 500 pounds and over as of January 1, 2019 totaled 16.6 million head, up 1 percent from January 1, 2018 Cattle Inventory

Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over as of January 1, 2019 totaled 2.26 million head, up slightly from January 1, 2018 Cattle Inventory

Calves under 500 pounds as of January 1, 2019 totaled 14.5 million head, up 1 percent from January 1, 2018 Cattle Inventory

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for all feedlots totaled 14.4 million head on January 1, 2019 Cattle Inventory

The 2018 calf crop in the United States was estimated at 36.4 million head, up 2 percent from last year's calf crop Cattle Inventory

Calves born during the first half of 2018 were estimated at 26.6 million head, up 3 percent from the first half of 2017 Cattle Inventory

Calves born during the second half of 2018 were estimated at 9.80 million head, 27 percent of the total 2018 calf crop Cattle Inventory

U.S., China Trade Talks Persist, While Flooding Compounds Stress on the Ag Economy (farmdoc) University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Cattle and Beef Trade: 2018 Summary, Part 2 (Peel) Beef

Weekly Outlook: Spring Acreage in Focus University of Illinois (farmdoc)

EIA projects U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions will remain near current level through 2050 Energy

U.S. natural gas production hit a new record high in 2018 Energy

U.S. renewable electricity generation has doubled since 2008 Energy

Despite closures, U.S. nuclear electricity generation in 2018 surpassed its previous peak Energy

Spring Cattle Market Roundup (Peel) Cow-Calf Today

Weekly Outlook: Anticipating March 1 Corn Stocks University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Cull Cow Prices Increasing Seasonality Market Commentary

Tight oil development will continue to drive future U.S. crude oil production (EIA.gov) Energy

Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Hogs

HOGS AND PIGS: Market hog inventory reported at 67.9 million head, up 2% from last year and down slightly from last quarter Hogs

HOGS AND PIGS: U.S. inventory on March 1, 2019 was 74.3 million head, up 2% from last year and down slightly from last quarter Hogs

HOGS AND PIGS: Breeding inventory reported at 6.35 million head, up 2% from last year, and up slightly from the previous quarter Hogs

HOGS AND PIGS: The average pigs saved per litter was a record high of 10.70 for the December-February period, compared to 10.58 last year Hogs

HOGS AND PIGS: Sows farrowing reported at 3.08 million head, up 2% from last year Hogs

HOGS AND PIGS: TThe December-February 2019 pig crop reported at 33.0 million head, up 3% from last year Hogs

USDA Grain Stocks Report Grain Stocks

USDA Prospective Plantings Report Grain Network

Hay producers intend to harvest 53.1 million acres of all hay in 2019, up less than 1% from 2018. If realized, this will represent the 3rd lowest total hay harvested area since 1908 Grain Network

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS: Soybeans growers intend to plant 84.6 million acres in 2019, down 5% from last year Soybeans

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS: All wheat planted area for 2019 is estimated at 45.8 million acres, down 4% from 2018 Wheat

GRAIN STOCKS: Oats stored in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 50.2 million bushels, 9 percent below the stocks on March 1, 2018 Grain Stocks

GRAIN STOCKS: Durum wheat stocks in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 74.1 million bushels, up 50 percent from a year ago Grain Stocks

GRAIN STOCKS: Barley stocks in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 121 million bushels, down 7 percent from March 1, 2018 Grain Stocks

GRAIN STOCKS: Grain sorghum stored in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 193 million bushels, up 37 percent from a year ago Grain Stocks

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS: Corn growers intend to plant 92.8 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2019, up 4% from last year. If realized, this will be the highest planted acreage since 2016 Corn

December U.S. soybean stocks climbed to a record high in 2018 Soybeans

Barley prices were at $4.65 in February, up 1.5% from last year Ag Prices

Bean prices were at $26.20 in February, down 2.2% from last year Ag Prices

Broiler prices were at 49 cents in February, down 5.8% from last year Ag Prices

Canola prices were at $16.20 in February, down 11.5% from last year Ag Prices

Cattle prices were at $123.00 in February, down 1.6% from last year Ag Prices

Calf prices were at $170.00 in February, down 5.6% from last year Ag Prices

Cow prices were at $58.90 in February, down 10.2% from last year Ag Prices

Chickpea prices were at $22.00 in February, down 37% from last year Ag Prices

Corn prices were at $3.60 in February, up 6.5% from last year Ag Prices

Cotton prices were at 68 cents in February, down 1% from last year Ag Prices

Egg prices were at 92 cents in February, down 26.7% from last year Ag Prices

Flaxseed prices were at $9.79 in February, down 2.1% from last year Ag Prices

Hay prices were at $167.00 in February, up 18% from last year Ag Prices

Alfalfa prices were at $180.00 in February, up 16% from last year Ag Prices

Hog prices were at $43.40 in February, down 21% from last year Ag Prices

Barrow and gilt prices were at $43.60 in February, down 20% from last year Ag Prices

Sow prices were at $36.20 in February, down 34% from last year Ag Prices

Lentil prices were at $15.40 in February, down 44% from last year Ag Prices

Milk prices were at $16.80 in February, up 10% from last year Ag Prices

Oat prices were at $2.84 in February, up 8% from last year Ag Prices

Pea prices were at $10.40 in February, down 10% from last year Ag Prices

Rice prices were at $11.90 in February, down 6% from last year Ag Prices

Sorghum prices were at $5.83 in February, down 4% from last year Ag Prices

Soybean prices were at $8.52 in February, down 10% from last year Ag Prices

Sunflower prices were at $18.00 in February, up 2% from last year Ag Prices

Turkey prices were at 53 cents in February, up 4% from last year Ag Prices

Wheat prices were at $5.33 in February, up 8% from last year Ag Prices

Midwest floods and chaos in Venezuela are making the seasonal rise in U.S. gas prices even more pronounced (@WSJ) Energy

Hog Price Forecast Charts

National Base Hog Price Charts

Average Weekly Cattle Dressed Weights Charts

Weekly Outlook: USDA Reports Provide Surprises for Corn University of Illinois (farmdoc)

U.S. Soybean Exports to China Increased in February; Trade Negotiations Return to Washington, D.C (farmdoc) University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Farms showing financial stress, producers express concern about future conditions (Purdue) AgWire

United States Ag Prices Report Ag Prices

TODAY'S SALES: Joplin, Blue Grass, Central Livestock, F&T, Russell, Springfield, Southeast, Farmers Regional Feeder Flash

Pacific Northwest sees highest daily natural gas spot prices in the U.S. since 2014 Energy

Wake Up Call: Cattle futures ended in positive territory with support from signs of tightening supplies, overriding a seasonal trend that usually shows rising stocks ahead of the summer grilling season (Allendale) Market Commentary

California imports the most electricity from other states; Pennsylvania exports the most Energy

Top 10 U.S. Export Destinations For Wheat Wheat

All Wheat Acres Charts

Corn Acres Charts

Soybean Acres Charts

WEATHER FLASH: 83.47% of the U.S. is experiencing no drought, the highest on record since the series began in 2000 WEATHER FLASH

Grain Basis Maps: Basis Levels for Soybeans, Corn, Wheat, and Grain Sorghum (KSU) Grain Network

CATTLE FLASH: Carcass weights have dropped 26 pounds over the past 10 weeks CATTLE FLASH

Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soybean Export Update University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Peel: Feedlot Performance Impacted by Weather Cow-Calf Today

Steak, Round (Graded & Ungraded) prices reported at $5.63/lb. in January, unchanged from last month Retail Beef Prices

Retail Beef Prices Retail Beef Prices

2018 County Corn and Soybean Yields: Exceptional Yields in Central Illinois and the Eastern United States (farmdoc) University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Prospects for Swine Feed Costs in 2019 (farmdoc) University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Missing Reports (Brenda Boetel) Market Commentary

Peel: Arctic Freeze and Government Thaw Market Commentary

BROILER HATCHERY: Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 23, 2019, up 2 percent from a year ago Poultry

BROILER HATCHERY: Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 184 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 23, 2019, up 2 percent from a year ago Poultry

Peel: Better Spring Forage Conditions in Oklahoma Market Commentary

Weekly Farm Economics: Illinois County Soybean Yields (farmdoc) University of Illinois (farmdoc)

U.S. Beef, Poultry and Egg Products Gain New Market Access in Tunisia Exports

Planes, tractors, food and handbags all featured on a list of U.S. imports, worth $20 billion in total, that the EU says it could hit with tariffs (@Reuters) Trade

Here We Go Again: How Many Days Does It Take to Plant the U.S. Corn Crop? (farmdoc) University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Implications of Recent Trends in U.S. Gasoline Consumption for Ethanol (farmdoc) University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Weekly Cattle Slaughter Charts

SW Kansas Premium Dairy Alfalfa Weekly Prices Charts

Choice Boxed Beef Prices Charts

Rising wages point to tighter farm labor market in U.S. (ERS/USDA) Money

African Swine Fever: Opportunities and Concerns (farmdoc) University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Showlists are estimated at 280,800 head this week vs. 299,500 head last week and 287,800 head last year (@MidwestMarkets) Cattle Network

In net trade, the U.S. continues to be a net beef importer from Canada. Strong slaughter in Canada (+11% YTD) continues to support U.S. beef imports from Canada (@CattleFax) Cattle Network

April 19' Cattle expired at 123.750 yesterday. The exact same price that April 18' Cattle expired at last year (@TopThird) Cattle Network

May19 Feeder Cattle finding new Lows... Down -.275 to $141.325 and -$13.975 off the March 22nd Highs of $155.350 (@Cornbroker21) Feeder Cattle

Great move for corn today, closed above it's 21 day MA and just at the upper resistance, this could be an interesting month (@WackTrades) Corn

As the COT report goes Tuesday to Tuesday, we can farily confidently predict that it will show funds buying corn this past week. It'll be the first net buy since March 26 in what has been a down trend since Dec 2018 (@Caerus_Trading) Corn

Bad news for American farmers. Trump's trade tweets just sent grain prices to their lowest level in 42 years (@TheStalwart) MarketWATCH

Bankruptcies in the farm belt have already been soaring (@TheStalwart) Farm Network

Weekly Outlook: Soybean Acreage and Exports (farmdoc) University of Illinois (farmdoc)

The Andersons: Closing Market Commentary Market Commentary

Prospects for Timely Planting of the 2019 Corn Crop (farmdoc) University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Live Cattle/Feeders: Trading could be characterized by end of the month position-squaring. Recent weakness in boxed beef values may limit buying interest (Advance Trading) Market Commentary

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For Midwestern farmers, times were already tough. The breakdown in trade talks makes things worse (@NYTimes) Trade

Corn Crop Progress is out for the week! (@USGC) Corn

Last week’s beef cutout cont'd to be attacked from all angles. The biggest cutout detractors are in red (@cattlefax) MarketWATCH

The initial forecast for 2020 commercial beef production is expected to set a record of 27.5 billion pounds, surpassing by almost 1% what is expected to be a record level in 2019 Market Commentary

Took 9 months for June live Cattle to double bottom but here we are! (@EthanBruland) Cattle Network

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U.S. Beef Gains Full Access to Japan Trade

U.S. soy seen permanently losing China market share in prolonged trade war (Reuters) Soybeans

BEEF FLASH: McDonald's and Tyson are among the companies that expect tighter supplies of pork and bacon to result in more-expensive meat globally (@WSJ) BEEF FLASH

FEEDER FLASH: The largest heifer string sold so far today was 100 head (536#) from Richmond, Kentucky at $152.75 Feeder Flash

CALF TRACKER: The largest calf string sold so far today was 18 steers (456#) from Bloomington, Wisconsin at $170.00 Cow-Calf Today

DAILY EXPORTS: Export sales of 120,000 metric tons of soft red winter wheat for delivery to Egypt during the 2018/2019 marketing year Exports

DAILY EXPORTS: Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 120,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico. Of the total, 48,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year and 72,000 metric Exports

All uncooked ground beef prices reported at $4.20/lb. in April, up 6 cents from last month Retail Beef Prices

Retail Ground Beef Prices By Month Retail Beef Prices

Corn stocks in Iowa totaled 2.18 billion bushels on December 1, 2018, down 202.8 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Corn stocks in Illinois totaled 2.1 billion bushels on December 1, 2018, down 30.2 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Corn stocks in Minnesota totaled 1.29 billion bushels on December 1, 2018, down 231.9 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Corn stocks in Nebraska totaled 1.45 billion bushels on December 1, 2018, down 11.2 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Soybean stocks in Iowa totaled 528.5 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 40.99 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Wheat stocks in Kansas totaled 450.2 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 50.3 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Wheat stocks in North Dakota totaled 279.5 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 70.9 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Wheat stocks in Montana totaled 150.9 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 41.5 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Wheat stocks in Oklahoma totaled 116.4 million bushels on December 1, 2018, down 27.7 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Soybean stocks in Nebraska totaled 298.3 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 34.1 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Soybean stocks in Minnesota totaled 339.1 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 30.3 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Soybean stocks in Illinois totaled 671.2 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 160.8 million bushels from last year Grain Stocks

Weekly Farm Economics: Corn Price Increases and Prevented Planting University of Illinois (farmdoc)

BEEF EXPORTS: The United States has exported beef to 89 different countries so far in 2019 Exports

CORN OUTLOOK: Producer planting intentions provide a peek at next year’s crop—corn acreage is indicated to be up 4 percent to 92.8 million acres Corn Outlook

FEED OUTLOOK: Corn carryout is projected at 2.0 billion bushels, up 200 million, while the projected corn price remains at $3.55 per bushel Corn Outlook

BROILER HATCHERY: Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent Poultry

DAIRY PRODUCTS: Cheese output down 10% from last month Dairy

Looks like ethanol margins are 10-25 cents negative across the country. US corn now priced ~8% above SA on export market. Just remember to ratchet down your demand numbers along with your production numbers (@StandardGrain) Ethanol

Trade war fears crushed US oil prices, which plummeted 6% to a 10-week low of $57.91 a barrel. It was oil's worst day since Christmas Eve (@CNNBusiness) Energy

The USDA reported estimated weekly cattle slaughter this week at 664K head, the highest so far in 2018 MarketWATCH

Weekly cattle slaughter reported at 670K head, the highest so far in 2019 Meat Production

CALF TRACKER: There were 0 sales in the top 25 calf strings this week over $200.00, compared to 2 sales last week Salebarn Network

The Impact of U.S.‐China Trade Conflict on U.S. Corn Prices (K-State) Kansas State University (Ag Manager)

The U.S. organic market in 2018 broke through the $50 billion mark for the 1st time, with sales hitting a record $52.5 billion, up 6.3% from the 2017 (@OTA) Food & Drink

Cattle On Feed Inventory (NASS/USDA Charts) Charts

Cattle on Feed Marketings (NASS/USDA Charts) Charts

Cattle On Feed Placements (NASS/USDA Charts) Charts

First case of African swine fever reported in North Korea (@ReutersAg) North Korea

CME Group Sets a Number of Volume, Open Interest Records in Agricultural and Interest Rate Products AgToday

Wettest 12 months in 124 years (@AgsPlayers) Extreme Weather

Livestock Slaughter: Record Total Red Meat, Beef, and Pork Production in April MarketWATCH

Trump lifts curbs on E15 gasoline, delivering on promise to U.S. farmers (@ReutersAg) Ethanol

Cattle are currently struggling with 3 major headwinds: global trade disputes, rising grain prices and a successful marketing campaign by ⁦‪Beyond Meat‬⁩ (@TradesByDave) Cattle Network

Here is a look at the #CropWatch19 corn field in S. Illinois versus the same weekend in the previous two years (@kannbwx) Crop Progress

Seasonally, beef in cold storage typically declines in the first 5 mo. of the yr & remains there through summer before inventories build again in Sept (@Cattlefax) Cold Storage

This Week In Petroleum: U.S. average regular gasoline and diesel prices fall Energy

GRAIN CRUSHINGS: Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 493 million bushels in April 2019 Corn

FATS & OILS: Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.15 million tons (172 million bushels) in April 2019... Soybeans

EGG PRODUCTS: Shell eggs broken totaled 206 million dozen during April 2019 Poultry

Tech Bulletin - Pooled Statistical Analysis of 7 Feedlot Studies Comparing the Performance of Steers Fed Cattlyst+Aureomycin vs Rumensin+Tylan Zoetis

I've tried to be conservative in my acreage & yield reductions, not desiring to create more market emotion than necessary (@ArlanFF101) MarketWATCH

Monday's planting progress report for w/e 5/26/2019 revealed that planting pace for corn is now 32 percent behind a year ago and the 5 year average Grain Network

GRAIN EXPORTS: Wheat sales reported for Indonesia (70,000 MT), Yemen (44,000 MT, including 40,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Canada (29,900 MT... Wheat

GRAIN EXPORTS: Corn sales reported for Japan (713,200 MT, including 591,500 MT late reporting, 49,200 MT switched from unknown destinations, and decreases of 13,100 MT), Mexico (184,700 MT... Exports

GRAIN EXPORTS: Soybean sales reported for China (135,700 MT, including 136,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,300 MT), Spain (57,000 MT), the Netherlands (56,800 MT... Soybeans

BEEF EXPORTS: U.S. beef exports over 20K metric tons again this week Exports Weekly

Canada Cattle Report: Packer margins should maintain large harvests Canada

Weekly National Grain Market Review Grain Network

Export sales of 586,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total, 523,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year and 63,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year Soybeans

WORLD SOYBEANS: For the week ending December 27, 2018, U.S. 2018/19 soybean export commitments (outstanding sales plus accumulated exports) to China totaled 4.3 million tons compared to 24.5 million a year ago World Ag News

China seeks to roll July U.S. soybean cargoes to August (Reuters) China

BEEF FLASH: EU seals deal to boost U.S. beef imports (Reuters) BEEF FLASH

July corn futures set a new high of $4.42 per bushel, the highest for the most-active contract since July 2015 (@kannbwx) Corn

Over 2400 Dec $6 calls have traded (@DDFalpha) Corn

Beef Exports Continue To Lag Year-Ago Levels MarketWATCH

Feed Prices To Slow Feedlot Placements in Second-Half 2019 Cattle Network

Some U.S. ethanol makers looking to buy Brazilian corn (@ReutersAg) Ethanol

Australia lowers wheat export forecast by 18% as drought hits supply (@ReutersAg) Australia

"It's A Disaster Like I've Never Seen Before": 2019 Could Be Worst Year Ever For US Corn Farmers | Zero Hedge (@IndianaGrainCo) Corn

MU soybean specialist: Crop growers get 'triple whammy' -- prevented corn planting, reduced soybean yield from delayed planting, and poor crop vigor of emerged corn and soybean plants Soybeans

TOP 25: The largest string sold on Tuesday at Huron, South Dakota was 77 heifers (713#) at $145.25 Feeder Flash

TOP 25: The largest string sold on Tuesday at Lexington, Kentucky was 87 steers (601#) at $156.50 Feeder Flash

CROP PROGRESS: 83% of the corn in Kansas had emerged by June 16th, compared to 73% last week and 99% last year Crop Progress

CROP PROGRESS: 90% of the corn in Texas had emerged by June 16th, compared to 86% last week and 96% last year Crop Progress

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Corn Progress By State Crop Progress

GRAIN STOCKS: Corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 5.20 billion bushels, down 2 percent from June 1, 2018 Grain Stocks

GRAIN STOCKS: Soybeans stored in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 1.79 billion bushels, up 47 percent from June 1, 2018 Grain Stocks

GRAIN STOCKS: Old crop all wheat stored in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 1.07 billion bushels, down 2 percent from a year ago Grain Stocks

Notice in corn that 16.7% of the 91.7 million acres was still intended during the survey period of the roughly the first two weeks in June (@ScottIrwinUI) Corn

I have problems with methodology sometimes, but they try to do a good job. Today's #'s reflect farmer sentiment, not fact, June 1 (@ArlanFF101) MarketWATCH

The USDA reported dehydrated alfalfa meal (Kansas City -T) at $310.50, compared to $268.00 last week and $255.50 last year Feedstuffs

BEEF FLASH: The Retail Beef Price Composite (RBPC) was at $5.51 in April, up 5 cents from the month prior Retail Beef Prices

Ground chuck prices reported at $3.91/lb. in April, up 8 cents from last month Retail Beef Prices

Ground beef prices reported at $3.78/lb. in April, up 5 cents from last month Retail Beef Prices

Lean ground beef prices reported at $5.29/lb. in April, up 10 cents from last month Retail Beef Prices

Steak, Round (USDA Choice) prices reported at $5.86/lb. in April, up 2 cents from last month Retail Beef Prices

Ground Beef prices averaged $3.72/lb in 2018, up 8 cents from 2017 Retail Beef Prices

Ground Beef prices have been under $4 for 39 straight months Retail Beef Prices

Sirloin Steak (USDA Choice Boneless) prices reported at $8.71/lb. in April, up 13 cents from last month Retail Beef Prices

Round roast (choice, boneless) prices reported at $5.25/lb. in April, up 10 cents from last month Retail Beef Prices

All Uncooked Beef Roast prices reported at $5.45/lb. in April, up 1 cent from last month Retail Beef Prices

All Uncooked Beef Steak prices reported at $7.76/lb. in April, up 1 cent from last month Retail Beef Prices

All Uncooked Other Beef prices reported at $4.93/lb. in April, up 6 cents from last month Retail Beef Prices

MILK PRODUCTION: This is the highest production per cow for the month of April since the 23 State series began in 2003 Milk Production

Ground Beef prices have averaged $3.77/lb so far in 2019, up 5 cents from 2018 Retail Beef Prices

BEEF FLASH: Weekly beef production has been under 500 million pounds 10 times so far in 2019 Meat Production

TOP 25: The largest string sold this week at Welch, Oklahoma was 227 steers (867#) at $128.10 Salebarn Network

TOP 25: The largest string sold this week at West Plains, Missouri was 225 heifers (717#) at $129.75 Salebarn Network

TOP 25: The largest string sold this week at El Reno, Oklahoma was 356 steers (864#) at $125.00 Salebarn Network

TOP 25: The largest string sold this week at Joplin, Missouri was 371 heifers (784#) at $122.50 Salebarn Network

Corn export shipments really fell out of bed as South American new-crop supplies became available (@ArlanFF101) Corn

In the July 7 crop progress report, corn silking has been noted in 8 % of the crop, up from 0% last week and down from 37% last year (@cattlefax) Corn

July Cattle Inventory: All cattle and calves in the United States on July 1, 2019 totaled 103 million head, unchanged from the 103 million head on July 1, 2018 Cattle Inventory

CATTLE ON FEED: 5 states had smaller inventories in June than last month: Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska & South Dakota Cattle on Feed

Since 1959, the likelihood of a sustainable rally in ZC after August 1 is 12%. It's probably safe to say that 4.73 marked the top in the corn market for 2019 (@TradesByDave) Corn

BEEF FLASH: Beef exports have averaged 18,705 metric tons over the past 10 weeks BEEF FLASH

BEEF EXPORTS: Weekly sales have averaged 18,263 metric tons over the past 27 weeks Beef

CORN EXPORTS: Weekly sales have averaged 449,901 metric tons over the past 10 weeks Corn

CORN EXPORTS: Weekly sales have averaged 572,836 metric tons so far in 2019 Corn

SOYBEAN EXPORTS: Weekly sales have averaged 560,083 metric tons so far in 2019 Soybeans

SOYBEAN EXPORTS: Weekly sales have averaged 403,198 metric tons over the past 10 weeks Soybeans

WHEAT EXPORTS: Weekly sales have averaged 379,047 metric tons so far in 2019 Wheat

WHEAT EXPORTS: Weekly sales have averaged 404,448 metric tons over the past 10 weeks Wheat

Corn and Soybean Crops at Mid-Season, 2019 (farmdoc) University of Illinois (farmdoc)

Corn Balance Sheet: Larger supplies, reduced exports Corn Balance Sheet

USDA Crop Production Report: Corn down 4 percent Grain Network

USDA, where everyone is on the same page. CORN: WASDE has 90 million acres of planted and FSA shows 85.8 million (@ChrisClaytonDTN) Grain Network

I'm not sure that corn crop condition ratings accurately tell the condition of the crop this year, but most major production states saw a decline this week (@ArlanFF101) Corn

USDA is assuming 91.1% of planted corn acres will be harvested. 10-year average is 91.6% (@ArlanFF101) Corn

Brazil is revisiting its soybean crop estimates for 2018 and 2019. A top official at Conab says: "The balance of supply and demand is tight, there is no space for exporting 72 million tonnes of soybeans (@kannbwx) Soybeans

Roughly 7.7 million acres of soybeans haven't even started to bloom yet as the #pftour19 takes place, with 24.5 million acres still not setting pods Soybeans

America is obsessed with beef. But it has no use for hides, so leather prices plunge (LATimes) Cattle Network

I know markets have cried wolf before on early frost and most of the time it doesn't happen, but this year to ignore it would be crazy. This could end very badly. Upside/downside risk disproportionate (@jasonlbritt) Corn

Commodity Weather Group states "no definitive frost risk" in the 16- to 30-day, although risks are elevated (@ArlanFF101) MarketWATCH

The USDA reported canola meal (Portland -R) at NA, compared to $261.65 last week and $278.00 last year Feedstuffs

COLD STORAGE: Beef in freezers up 12% from last month Cold Storage

COLD STORAGE: The most beef in cold storage on record was 567.9 million pounds in December 2016 Cold Storage

Cold Storage Report: Beef down 3% from last month (lowest since October 2014) Cold Storage

COLD STORAGE: Red meat in freezers totaled 1.1 billion pounds in July, up 3% from last month, up 1% from last year Cold Storage

COLD STORAGE: Beef in freezers totaled 455.1 million pounds in July, up 12% from last month, down 6% from last year Cold Storage

COLD STORAGE: Stocks of pork bellies totaled 52.6 million pounds in July, down 7% from last month, up 37% from last year Cold Storage

COLD STORAGE: Pork in freezers totaled 601.8 million pounds in July, down 3% from last month, up 9% from last year Cold Storage

COLD STORAGE: Chicken in freezers totaled 850.5 million pounds in July, up 2% from last month, down 3% from last year Cold Storage

COLD STORAGE: Total poultry in freezers totaled 1.4 billion pounds in July, up 2% from last month, down 4% from last year Cold Storage

COLD STORAGE: Total turkey in freezers totaled 557.0 million pounds in July, up 3% from last month, down 6% from last year Cold Storage

COLD STORAGE: Natural cheese in freezers totaled 1.36 billion pounds in June, down 1% from last month, down 3% from last year Cold Storage

COLD STORAGE: Butter in freezers totaled 329.8 million pounds in June, up 1% from last month, up 4% from last year Cold Storage

U.S. cattle slaughter reported at 2.94 million head in July, up 6% from last year Livestock Slaughter

U.S. RED MEAT production reported at 4.59 billion pounds in July, up 8% from last year Livestock Slaughter

U.S. beef production reported at 2.36 billion pounds in July, up 6% from last year Livestock Slaughter

U.S. veal production reported at 6.3 million pounds in July, up 2% from last year Livestock Slaughter

U.S. calf slaughter reported at 53,700 head in July, up 12% from last year Livestock Slaughter

U.S. pork production reported at 2.21 billion pounds in July, up 11% from last year Livestock Slaughter

U.S. calf weights reported at 205 pounds in July, down 18 pounds from last year Livestock Slaughter

U.S. hog slaughter reported at 10.6 million head in July, up 10% from last year Livestock Slaughter

U.S. cattle weights reported at 1,326 pounds in July, down 4 pounds from last year Livestock Slaughter

U.S. lamb and mutton production reported at 11.9 million pounds in July, down 1% from last year Livestock Slaughter

U.S. hog weights reported at 280 pounds in July, up 3 pounds from last year Livestock Slaughter

Nebraska RED MEAT production reported at 680.1 million pounds in July, up 25.3 million pounds from last year Livestock Slaughter

Iowa RED MEAT reported at 694.3 million pounds in July, up 123 million pounds from last year Livestock Slaughter

Texas RED MEAT reported at 397.6 million pounds in July, up 6 million pounds from last year Livestock Slaughter

Kansas RED MEAT reported at 528.5 million pounds in July, down 28 million pounds from last year Livestock Slaughter

Colorado CATTLE SLAUGHTER reported at 224K head in July, up 15K head from last year Livestock Slaughter

Nebraska CATTLE SLAUGHTER reported at 651.7K head in July, up 24K head from last year Livestock Slaughter

Kansas CATTLE SLAUGHTER reported at 615K head in July, up 36K head from last year Livestock Slaughter

Texas CATTLE SLAUGHTER reported at 500K head in July, up 5.4K head from last year Livestock Slaughter

Chart: Commercial Red Meat Production Charts

Chart: Commercial Cattle Slaughter Charts

Chart: Commercial Hog Slaughter Charts

China July soy imports from U.S. up three-fold as cargoes booked during truce arrive (@ReutersAg) Soybeans

MARKET COMMENTARY: Schwieterman, Peel, Griffith, Wall, Farmdoc (Channel 115) Market Commentary

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Price Projections For Cattle, Hogs, Milk, Corn, Soybeans, Wheat & Energy (Channel 165) Price Projections

BEEF FLASH: USDA to probe beef, cattle prices after Tyson Foods slaughterhouse fire (@ReutersAg) BEEF FLASH

U.S. export sales for 2019/20 through August 15: Corn 4.68 mln tonnes (lowest for date since 2005); Soybeans 5.26 mln tonnes (lowest since 2006) (@kannbwx) Corn

Texas Weekly Cattle Summary Texas

U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Labor Day are lower than last year Energy

CALF TRACKER: The average price paid on Thursday for the top 25 calf strings (under 500#) was $159.90 The Calf Channel

TOP 25: Four State Stockyards (Exeter, MO) reports 256 Steers (714 lbs) @ $142.25 Cattle Prices (Channel 31)

CALF TRACKER: The largest calf string sold on Thursday was 28 heifers (487#) from Wilcox, Arizona at $130.50 The Calf Channel

Z corn continues break of channel support (@DDFalpha) Corn

This is not good for crop development (@ArlanFF101) Crop Progress

100 trade in TX (@TopThird) Cattle Trade

CATTLE EXPORTS: Canada and Mexico have accounted for roughly 95% of U.S. cattle exports so far in 2019 Exports

CATTLE EXPORTS: Canada has accounted for roughly 85% of U.S. cattle exports so far in 2019 Exports

CATTLE EXPORTS: The U.S. has exported 109K head of cattle to Canada so far in 2019, up 37% from last year Exports

CATTLE EXPORTS: U.S. cattle exports to Thailand down 1% so far in 2019 Exports

CATTLE EXPORTS: U.S. cattle exports to Mexico up 4% so far in 2019 Exports

CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported the most cattle so far in 2019 to Canada followed by Mexico and Russia Exports

CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported 128K head of cattle so far in 2019, up 21% from 2018 Exports

CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported cattle to 26 different countries so far in 2019 Exports

BEEF EXPORTS: U.S. beef exports to South Korea are up 12% so far in 2019 South Korea

BEEF EXPORTS: U.S. beef exports to Mexico are up 2% so far in 2019 Mexico

BEEF EXPORTS: Japan has accounted for roughly 27.5% of U.S. beef exports so far in 2019 Japan

BEEF EXPORTS: U.S. beef exports to Japan are down 6% so far in 2019 Japan

BEEF EXPORTS: U.S. beef exports to Canada are down 15% so far in 2019 Canada

BEEF EXPORTS: U.S. beef exports to China are up 15% so far in 2019 China

BEEF EXPORTS: The United States has exported over 100 million pounds of beef to 6 countries so far in 2019 (Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Canada, Hong Kong & Taiwan) Beef

BEEF EXPORTS: Japan is the top destination for U.S. beef exports so far in 2019 followed by South Korea & Mexico Beef

CORN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 11.5 million metric tons of corn to Japan so far in 2019, up 5% from last year Japan

CORN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 3.3 million metric tons of corn to South Korea so far in 2019, down 37.6% from last year South Korea

CORN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 13.3 million metric tons of corn to Mexico so far in 2019, up 7% from last year Mexico

CORN EXPORTS: The United States exported the most corn so far in 2019 to Mexico followed by Japan and Colombia Corn

CORN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 44.2 million metric tons of corn so far in 2019, down 15.6% from 2018 Corn

SOYBEAN EXPORTS: The United States has exported the most soybeans so far in 2019 to China followed by the EU-28 and Mexico Exports

SOYBEAN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 39.3 million metric tons of soybeans so far in 2019, down 22% from last year Soybeans

SOYBEAN EXPORTS: China has accounted for roughly 27% of U.S. soybean exports so far in 2019 China

SOYBEAN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 6.6 million metric tons of soybeans to the EU-28 so far in 2019, up 44% from last year Soybeans

SOYBEAN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 10.7 million metric tons of soybeans to China so far in 2019, down 58% from last year China

WHEAT EXPORTS: The United States has exported 2.3 million metric tons of wheat to the Philippines so far in 2019, up 20% from last year Philippines

WHEAT EXPORTS: The United States has exported 2.6 million metric tons of wheat to Mexico so far in 2019, up 22% from last year Mexico

WHEAT EXPORTS: The United States has exported 2.1 million metric tons of wheat to Japan so far in 2019, down 8.5% from last year Japan

WHEAT EXPORTS: The United States has exported the most wheat so far in 2019 to Mexico followed by the Philippines & Japan Exports

WHEAT EXPORTS: The United States has exported 21.8 million metric tons of wheat so far in 2019, up 26% from 2018 Wheat

ACREAGE: Corn planted area for all purposes in 2019 is estimated at 91.7 million acres, up 3 percent from last year Corn

ACREAGE: Soybean planted area for 2019 is estimated at 80.0 million acres, down 10 percent from last year Soybeans

ACREAGE: All wheat planted area for 2019 is estimated at 45.6 million acres, down 5 percent from 2018 Wheat

BEEF IMPORTS: U.S. beef imports from New Zealand are down 28% so far in 2019 Beef

BEEF IMPORTS: U.S. beef imports from Australia are up 8% so far in 2019 Australia

BEEF IMPORTS: U.S. beef imports from Mexico are up 14% so far in 2019 Mexico

BEEF IMPORTS: The United States has imported beef from 18 different countries so far in 2019 Beef

BEEF IMPORTS: The United States has imported the most beef so far in 2019 from Canada followed by Australia & Mexico Beef

BEEF IMPORTS: The United States has imported 1.84 billion pounds of beef so far in 2019, up 1.1% from 2018 Imports

BEEF IMPORTS: U.S. beef imports from Brazil are up 10% so far in 2019 Brazil

CATTLE IMPORTS: The United States has imported 457K head of cattle from Canada so far in 2019, up 19% from 2018 Canada

CATTLE IMPORTS: The United States has imported 1.25 million head of cattle so far in 2019, up 14.7% from 2018 Imports

CATTLE IMPORTS: The United States has imported 794K head of cattle from Mexico so far in 2019, up 12.4% from 2018 Mexico

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Vietnam culls 4.7 million pigs as African swine fever spreads African Swine Fever

Total cattle imports in July were down 4.1 percent with year to date total cattle imports up 14.7 percent year over year for the January through July period (Peel) Cow-Calf Today

Data for July showed that monthly cattle imports from Mexico were down 7.4 percent compared to July, 2018 (Peel) Cow-Calf Today

July cattle imports from Canada were up 2.5 percent year over year, contributing to a 19.0 percent year to date increase in total Canadian cattle imports for the first seven months of this year (Peel) Cow-Calf Today

Canadian slaughter cattle imports thus far in 2019 are up 26.7 percent year over year and include 66.2 percent slaughter steers and heifers and 33.8 percent slaughter cows and bulls (Peel) Cow-Calf Today

Peel: Cattle Trade Update The Stocker Channel

CROP PROGRESS: 84% of the oats in the U.S. had been harvested by September 1st, compared to 75% last week and 93% last year Crop Progress

CROP PROGRESS: 96% of the winter wheat in the U.S. had been harvested by August 25th, compared to 93% last week and 100% last year Crop Progress

Some 55% of U.S. corn was dented as of Sept. 8, behind the 5-yr avg of 77% and exactly even with the same date in 2009 (2018 was among record fast) (@kannbwx) Corn

Even if these 8% of soybeans that haven't set pods somehow miraculously make 15/bu USDA will need to adjust production by oh 200M/bu or so (@DDFalpha) Soybeans

9.9 million acres of #corn were still not in the dough stage as of September 8 (@ArlanFF101) Corn

Chinese President to visit Brazil in November. China will buy more Ag products from Brazil... (@AgsPlayers) China