Ag Update Sep 17th 2024

Corn:- Corn crop conditions improved by 1% to 65% good/excellent Wheat:- Spring wheat harvest 92% complete- Winter wheat plantings at 14% above last year and 5-year average Soybeans:- Soybean crop conditions at 64% good/excellent, down 1%- NOPA soybean crush at 158...

Ag Update Sep 16, 2024

Cattle:- Cattle slaughter Week to Date estimate at 620,000hd, down from 631,200 (actual) from the same period last year – Choice boxed beef price at $304.91 per cwt- Select boxed beef price at $294.17 per cwt- Cash cattle prices up $2 to $292.91 per cwt dressed...

Ag Update 9/13/2024

Grains:- Corn yield slightly better than August- Corn supply and demand at 2,057 million bushels- Average corn yield guess was 207 bushels per acre- Soybean yield unchanged- Soybean supply and demand at 515 million bushels- Average soybean yield guess was 565 million...

Ag Update 9/6/2024

Grains:- Cotton export sales:- 207,500 bales for current marketing year- 8,400 bales for 2024-2025- Cumulative sales: 4.648 million bales, down from 5.312 million bales last year and below 5-year average of 6.91 million bales- Sales at 33% of USDA forecasts vs 5-year...

Ag Update: 8/19/2024

Grains:- Corn carryout for 2024/25 estimated close to 2.3 billion bushels- Soybean carryout for 2024/25 estimated around 530 million bushels, compared to USDA’s 560 million- Wheat carryout for 2024/25 estimated around 800 million bushels, compared to...