July 15, 2024

Crop development remains ahead of normal in Iowa despite a cool first half of July. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says 44 percent of corn is silking or beyond, which is one day faster than a year ago and three days ahead of the five-year average. Seventy-four percent of the crop is rated in good […] The post Iowa corn maturing 3 days faster than normal appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Missouri crops continue to benefit from above average precipitation.  The USDA says 79% of corn is rated good to excellent, the same as last week, with  76% of the crop silking, and 32% is in the dough stage. Soybean conditions improved slightly and are rated 76% good to excellent, with 17% of the crop setting pods. Seventy-three percent […] The post 79% of Missouri Corn, 76% of soybeans rated good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.90 and 1/2, down 11 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.78, down 27 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $333.80, down $5.00Aug. soybean oil closed at 46.42, down 23 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.32 and 1/2, down 18 and 1/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $182.12, down 25 centsAug. feeder cattle […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 15, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Crop conditions continue to decline for South Dakota farmers. USDA says corn is five percent silk with conditions rated 69% good to excellent and soybeans are rated 66% good to excellent, with 22% of the crop blooming. Sorghum in South Dakota is 14% headed, below the average for this time of the year and conditions […] The post South Dakota crop conditions decline appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on speculative and technical selling. Soybean oil was lower, following global vegetable oils, and China’s slowing economy could impact demand. The USDA says 68% of U.S. soybeans are good to excellent, steady with last week, but with 1% slipping from excellent to good, with 51% blooming and 18% at the pod setting […] The post Soybeans, corn, wheat fall further appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans continue to develop ahead of average in Arkansas. The USDA says as of Sunday 69% of the crop was setting pods, up from the five-year average of 44%. Ninety percent of soybeans are blooming, ahead of the five-year average of 77%. Seventy-three percent of the crop is in good to excellent shape. Cotton squaring […] The post 73% of Arkansas soybeans rated good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Tennessee crops continue to deteriorate with high heat, humidity, and limited precipitation. USDA says cotton is 84 percent squared, 32 percent setting bolls, and 50 percent good to excellent. Corn is 81 percent silking, 30 percent in the dough stage, and condition is rated 56 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 98 percent emerged, 61 […] The post Tennessee crop conditions continue to slide appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed waiting for direct business and feeders were up on the lower move in corn. August live cattle closed $.25 lower at $182.12 and October live cattle closed $.27 lower at $183.80.  August feeder cattle closed $.12 higher at $258.77 and September feeders closed $.80 higher at […] The post Cattle futures mixed to start the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Purdue agronomist says consistent rains helped crop progress across the state. Dan Quinn tells Brownfield rainfall helped the drought ridden areas. “We’ve had heavy rainfall, but a lot of the areas in the state needed it,” he says. “A lot of the farmers were commenting that they may not have to irrigate for a […] The post Consistent rains help Indiana crop progress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s national corn and soybean condition ratings held steady over the past week. While there are areas of concern, overall, crop development weather is mostly favorable in much of the Midwest and Plains. The USDA says 68% of U.S. corn is rated good to excellent, with 41% of the crop silking and 8% at […] The post 68% of U.S. corn, soybeans in good to excellent condition appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story