May 22, 2026

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, padding the week’s gains. Planting and development conditions mostly look favorable and the trade’s waiting for new demand from China. There’s been a lot of talk about tariff reductions, but nothing’s been announced officially, and even if they’re buying routine amounts of U.S. beans, the bulk […] The post Soybeans, corn finish firm ahead of Memorial Day weekend appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says it’s likely U.S. sugar growers and processors will face significant losses this year without additional trade protections for the industry. “It’s going to be a big problem, it’s going to be a very, very big problem.” Shawn Arita with the Ag Risk Policy Center at North Dakota State University tells Brownfield the two-tiered […] The post Economist warns sugar producers face billion-dollar losses, Congress calls for trade investigation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed waiting for the On Feed numbers and feeders were sharply lower on fund liquidation. June live cattle closed $.15 higher at $249.30 and August live cattle closed $.25 higher at $239.60.  August feeder cattle closed $6.67 lower at $349.85 and September feeder cattle closed $6.47 lower […] The post Feeder cattle futures sharply lower to finish the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn $4.63 and 1/4, up 1 centJul. soybeans $11.96 and 1/2, up 2 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal $331.90, up $3.50Jul. soybean oil 73.98, up 11 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.46 and 1/4, down 2 and 1/4 centsJun. live cattle $249.30, up 15 centsAug. feeder cattle $349.85, down $6.67Jun. lean hogs $95.70, up 62 centsJun. […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 22, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of domestic phosphate fertilizer producer Itafos says he expects shortages of fertilizers to eventually reduce the world’s grain supply. David Delaney says continued global supply chain disruptions are expected to impact crop production into 2027. “If you look at the next 12 months, there’s not going to be enough nitrogen or phosphate around […] The post Fertilizer shortages likely to reduce 2027 crop production, drive commodity prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the Minnesota Soybean Growers still sees China as a top soy export market despite ongoing trade disruptions. Tom Slunecka tells Brownfield. “Without a doubt China is still the tipping point of profitability for soybeans, and it will be for a long, long time.” But he says it’s important for the U.S. to […] The post Minnesota Soybean CEO: China will remain profit “tipping point” for years appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. red meat in cold storage shrank during April, while poultry rose slightly. The USDA says that at the end of last month, frozen red meat totaled 861.293 million pounds, 4% below a year ago, with beef stocks down 3% at 408.343 million pounds, at least partially because of lower production, and pork 4% lower […] The post Red meat in cold storage fell during April, poultry grew appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The amount of cheese and butter in cold storage went up in April. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says natural cheese stocks rose one percent from March but were down one percent from April of 2025. The amount of butter in storage rose by six percent over March but was nine percent lower than April […] The post USDA says there’s more cheese and butter in cold storage appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story