October 5, 2026

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were pressured by technical selling as traders watched the distribution of the showlist. Boxed beef was up at midday, but that’s been inconsistent recently. December live was down $1.50 at $219.97 and February was $1.10 lower at $222.05. November feeders were $1.02 lower at $330.12 […] The post Cattle futures under pressure, lean hogs move higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn and soybean harvest has been sluggish in Minnesota due to cool and wet conditions. USDA says 12 percent of the state’s corn crop has been harvested as of Sunday, behind the five-year average pace of 16 percent. Minnesota soybeans are 25 percent harvested, which falls short of the five-year average of 51%. The sugarbeet […] The post Minnesota harvest slow, fields need to dry out appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wet weather led to a slowdown in harvest activity across Iowa last week. The USDA’s Crop Progress report shows just 7 percent of Iowa corn has been harvested, up two percentage points from the week prior – but well behind the five-year average pace of 20%. Soybean harvest was essentially at a standstill as just […] The post Soggy fields hold back harvest progress in Iowa, USDA says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn $4.97 and 1/4, down 1/2 centNov. soybeans $12.80 and 3/4, up 2 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal $347.10, down 40 centsDec. soybean oil 69.35, up 73 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $6.92 and 1/4, up 9 and 1/4 centsDec. live cattle $219.97, down $1.50Nov. feeder cattle $330.12, down $1.02Dec. lean hogs $70.95, up 82 centsNov. […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 5, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Extremely wet weather in part of the Midwest and Plains delayed fieldwork for some farmers last week. The USDA says 23% of U.S. corn is harvested, compared to the five-year average of 27%, with 83% of the crop mature and 54% rated good to excellent, down 3%. 25% of soybeans are harvested, compared to usual […] The post 54% of U.S. corn, 57% of soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A north-central Ohio farmer says the 2026 harvest season is officially underway. Owen Niese says yields have been encouraging. “We’re not going to set any records, but I would say we’re right at average,” he says. He tells Brownfield, “I’ve been shelling 20 percent moisture corn, and I’ve been pretty happy with that,. It’s going […] The post Warm, dry weather fueling harvest progress in Ohio appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A western Kansas farmer says the ongoing wet weather has significantly delayed harvest progress. Clay Schemm says he’s several weeks behind schedule, but he plans to get started this week. “We’ve had some fields that have had to get zeroed out with the lack of rain that we’ve had up to this point. I know […] The post Dry weather hammers western Kanas corn yields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west-central Indiana farmer says he’s about halfway through the 2026 harvest season.  Tyler Everett says this year’s crop has exceeded expectations. “Our soybean yields have been tremendous,” he says. “We’ve seen everything from good to extremely good. These are probably some of the highest soybean yields we’ve consistently seen in several years.” According to […] The post Indiana farmer reporting strong yields as 2026 harvest reaches midpoint appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

South-central Nebraska farmer Randy Uhrmacher says this week’s dry and warm weather could lead to an uptick in harvest pace. “We finally got going on harvest Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock. That’s somewhere around 2 weeks behind schedule. It seems like we’ve had nothing but rain over the last 3 weeks.” He tells Brownfield soybean […] The post Harvest picks up after rain delay appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the United Soybean Board says growing global demand continues to create opportunities for U.S. soybean exports. Courtney Knupp tells Brownfield the rise in soybean meal sales has been a bright spot. “As we see an increase in crush capacity, the checkoff has helped us to react to those realities – realizing we […] The post USB emphasizes value-added approach to export growth appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story