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A grain merchandiser says the latest USDA supply and demand report didn’t include any surprises. Matthew Burkey with Nebraska-based Ag Valley Coop says no news is good news right now. “It was really on a non-event. Soybeans are still bidding on expected China buying. That’s what’s pushing beans. More exports for corn because they lowered […] The post Merchandiser sees long-term corn risks despite quiet WASDE appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An unexpected gift.                          “This has been quite a gift, quite an opportunity for farmers.” Naomi Blohm, senior market advisor with Total Farm Marketing, says this week’s announcement of China potentially purchasing even more U.S. soybeans delivered farmers a rare opportunity.  “We started the week with the markets in the doldrums and then one social […] The post Early February market rally an unexpected gift for farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says the European Union’s decision to postpone finalizing the U.S. trade deal could have larger impacts for American agriculture. Ian Sheldon with Ohio State University tells Brownfield, “They’re having a rethink in the EU parliament. They’re wondering if this will necessarily leave the EU in the best position. At the same time, they’re […] The post EU trade deal delay could increase market volatility for U.S. farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says a lot of farmers took advantage of the late-fall market rally for soybeans. Tanner Ehmke, lead grains and oilseeds economist with CoBank, says producers were closely monitoring trade tensions between the U.S. and China. “Leading into the trade truce on October 30th, farmers were very concerned about what was going to […] The post CoBank: Producers sold soybeans during rally, now eye corn and wheat appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says producers will need to be proactive in their corn marketing in 2026. Brian Burke president of John Stewart & Associates says, “There’s not any home runs to be hit this next year. “ He says farmers aren’t guaranteed a profit, and need to have very serious conversations about their operating plans for […] The post Analyst says corn farmers should prepare early for 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says some farmers could see margins improve this year. Tanner Ehmke, lead economist for grains and oilseeds with CoBank, says he doesn’t expect much relief for input prices, but commodity markets could improve. “It will be a cyclical bounce. The market will do what it does and stimulate demand.” He says purchases […] The post CoBank economist says stronger demand may boost farm margins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A pair of farmers say the latest supply and demand report has dealt a fresh blow to an already fragile marketing environment.  “Yeah, it was kind of a gut punch.” North-central Kansas producer Shale Porter says commodity prices could still move lower due to the report and that makes marketing in the short term extremely […] The post Farmers call latest supply and demand report a “gut punch” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of farm services with NAU Country Insurance says changes to the farm safety net program likely mean more payments coming to farmers later this year. Rich Morrison says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act brought needed updates to the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs.   “We saw […] The post Farm safety net changes could lead to higher ARC and PLC payments for farmers this year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of farm services with NAU Country Insurance says the soybean market is entering the new year waiting for news. Rich Morrison tells Brownfield, “The managed funds really loaded up on that announcement back in late fall, and now you’ve seen them start to sell out some of their length almost on a […] The post Weak Chinese buying and South American weather keep soybean prices steady heading into the new year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Nebraska rancher says expanding a key risk management tool could better help cattle producers manage ongoing market volatility. Steve Sunderman says the Livestock Risk Protection Program doesn’t protect against the cost of purchasing or replacing females. “Could you potentially have a product to do a bred heifer LRP program to somehow manage your risk […] The post Nebraska rancher urges expanded LRP to manage cattle market volatility appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story