August 25, 2025

U.S. poultry production posted a year-over-year gain in July. The USDA says 4.628 billion pounds of poultry were certified wholesome last month, rising 1% on the year, as a 2% increase in chicken to 4.19 billion pounds more than canceled out a 2% decrease for turkey at 426.597 million pounds. Chicken and turkey slaughter numbers […] The post Poultry production for July up on year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10 day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across much of the central and eastern U.S., as well as the Four Corners States, while hotter-than-normal weather will prevail in southern Florida, the western Gulf Coast region, the Far West, and northern sections of the Rockies and […] The post Temps ahead on the cool-side of normal; moisture opportunities for many appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-higher except for nonfat dry milk Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0150 at $0.57 gaining back Friday’s loss. One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0450 at $1.7950.  Nine sales were recorded, ranging from $1.76 to $1.7950.  Cheese barrels were unchanged […] The post Cash dairy prices steady-to-higher Monday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says the new U.S. and European Union trade framework could expand market access for some key ag commodities. Allen Featherstone, department head of agricultural economics with Kansas State University says the agreement includes a significant win for a critical protein. “The opportunities to move pork into Europe is a good thing and […] The post U.S. and EU trade framework expand markets for some ag goods appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says corn, soybean, and wheat export inspections during the week ending August 21st were ahead of what’s needed to meet projections for their current respective marketing years. The 2024/25 marketing year began September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum, while 2025/26 got underway June 1st for wheat. The USDA’s next round of supply […] The post Corn, wheat inspections above last week, last year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story