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The co-founder of AgMarket.net says the USDA’s November supply and demand report brings optimism for the corn and soybean markets. Matt Bennett says record corn demand and lofty yield projections could set the stage for positive movement after the first of the year. “Last year, they came down 4 bushels in January, so it’s not […] The post USDA’s November report brings optimism for corn and soybean markets, AgMarket.net says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in south central Nebraska says he’s skeptical of the latest supply and demand report from the USDA. Randy Uhramcher says the department is still projecting a record corn crop. “I kind of question that. There definitely is a lot of good corn out there, but I saw a lot of good corn out […] The post Nebraska farmer questions USDA’s record corn crop projection appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northern Illinois farmer says it was a good growing season in his area. Brian Duncan, who farms in Ogle County and currently serves as the Illinois Farm Bureau president, tells Brownfield… “Disease took the extreme top end off.”  He says, “I think we were all feeling a little better about the yields on August […] The post Northern Illinois farmer says 2025 crop yields strong despite disease pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The co-founder of AgMarket.net says recently announced trade frameworks haven’t done much for the corn market. Matt Bennett tells Brownfield, “It’s probably a longer-term play when you look at corn.”  He says, “Corn has just kind of chopped around here. We’ve gone up a little bit, a very reluctant follower of soybeans. So, you would […] The post New trade frameworks offering little support for corn market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive vice president of the Illinois Beef Association says more producers are utilizing risk protection in the cattle markets. Josh St. Peters tells Brownfield, “Programs like Livestock Risk Protection, or LRP, and I think especially our smaller beef operations, folks with smaller herds, have adopted those tools as an opportunity to help them put […] The post Market volatility driving more cattle producers to use risk management programs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A senior market advisor at Total Farm Marketing says the ag industry remains optimistic that upcoming trade negotiations between the U.S. and China could result in a boost in soybean prices. “I think we’ll have our answer in three weeks,” she says. “It’s either going to happen or it’s not.” Naomi Blohm says higher priced grain […] The post Market analysts say US, China trade negotiations could bring fresh momentum to soybean markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the National Farmers Union says the organization’s members are increasingly alarmed about the worsening state of the ag economy. “A lot of family farmers and ranchers out there are really under a lot of economic pressure.” Rob Larew says the group is pleased the Trump administration has pledged to investigate potential anti-trust […] The post NFU urges action as family farmers face mounting economic pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says the recent back-and-forth between the U.S. and China is getting frustrating. Garrett Toay with Ag Trader Talk says “this whole trade war is frustrating, because farmers are already pinched because of high input prices. But it’s an opportunity missed, because prices, in theory, should be higher than where they are now.” […] The post Farmers feeling the pinch as U.S.-China trade uncertainty persists appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of AgResource Company says there could be opportunities to protect some margins this fall.  Dan Basse tells Brownfield farmers will need to be more proactive in their grain marketing. “We’ve had December corn recently at $4.60 a bushel and new soybeans making it close to $11 a bushel,” he says. “Those are some […] The post Grain marketing specialist says there could be opportunities to protect some margins this fall appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in south-central Nebraska says record input costs are the biggest challenge facing producers. “That’s a bigger problem than commodity prices, in my opinion.” Ranch Uhrmahcer says corn and soybean prices are comparable to last year, but expenses have skyrocketed. “Fertilizer keeps going up. Your seed costs keep going up. Repairs are always going […] The post Nebraska farmer says inputs, not crop prices are the issue appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story