November 19, 2025

A streamlined regulatory system benefits all of agriculture. Val Dolcini, head of public affairs for Syngenta says farmers and ranchers need certainty when it comes to crop protection tools.  “It’s about making sure that the toolbox is as expansive as it can be,” he says.  “And  has as many different tools for as many different needs.”  He tells Brownfield […] The post A need for a streamlined regulatory sytem appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were down sharply, watching direct trade develop at lower prices and getting ready for Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report. Those numbers will be watched very closely after the October report was skipped because of the recently ended partial shutdown of the federal government. December live was […] The post Cattle futures down sharply at midweek appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag labor specialist says the government shutdown has caused lasting impacts for farmers who needed H-2A guest worker visas to be processed. Sarah Black with Great Lakes Ag Labor Services tells Brownfield, “Now you’re looking at potential delays of the workers getting here on time because it is such a rigid process and it is a […] The post DOL needs to play catch-up following shutdown backlogs in H-2A processing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn $4.29 and 3/4, down 7 centsJan. soybeans $11.36 and 1/4, down 17 and 1/4 centsDec. soybean meal $318.90, down $8.10Dec. soybean oil 51.10, down 107 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.36 and 3/4, down 9 and 3/4 centsDec. live cattle $216.30, down $3.72Jan. feeder cattle $321.45, down $4.60Dec. lean hogs $78.85, up 95 centsDec. Class […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 19, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Monday, traders bought the rumor China was purchasing U.S. soybeans, Tuesday and Wednesday, they have sold the facts. USDA says China bought another 330,000 tons of 2025/26 U.S. beans, pushing the week’s announced total to 1.122 million tons. That brings outright purchases of U.S. soybeans this […] The post Soybeans continue to buy the rumor, sell the fact on export sales to China appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Monday, traders bought the rumor China was purchasing U.S. soybeans, Tuesday and Wednesday, they have sold the facts. USDA says China bought another 330,000 tons of 2025/26 U.S. beans, pushing the week’s announced total to 1.122 million tons. That brings outright purchases of U.S. soybeans this […] The post Soybeans continue to sell the fact on export sales to China appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. broiler hatchery numbers were mixed. The USDA says 247.685 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, rising 5.132 million from the previous week, but falling 1% from a year ago, with average hatchability at 79.9%. 191.094 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, an increase of 5.553 million on the week […] The post Broiler placements hold faster than last year trend appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story