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A hydrologist with the National Weather Service in St. Louis says steady, consistent rains are expected in portions of Missouri this spring. National Weather Service Hydrologist Mark Fuchs says the moisture will help Missouri continue to transition... (full story)


Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying, still ending the week sharply lower. Soybeans are heavily oversold, bouncing off the recent one-year lows. Soybean meal and oil also saw solid oversold bounce, coming back from their recent... (full story)


PURE HEDGE CATTLE In my opinion the cattle situation remains extremely tight. Cattle on Feed was down 4 percent, Placements were down 7 precent and Marketings were down 5 percent. Cattle and feeder futures posted significant losses in early Friday trading but staged sizeable comebacks later in the day. April... (full story)


For the remainder of Friday into Saturday, heavy rain will maintain the threat of flooding in portions of the mid-South and lower Midwest.  Meanwhile, the threat of severe thunderstorms—featuring high winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes— will... (full story)


Across the Corn Belt, a significant rainfall event is underway across the Ohio Valley, with some lowland flooding is being reporting across southern sections of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.  The remainder of the Midwest is experiencing dry... (full story)


A hearing was held Thursday on legislation that would remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List permanently. Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany tells Brownfield that, unlike a previous law that was overturned by a judge, his bill removes... (full story)


China continued to buy U.S. corn this week, and analysts say China may not be finished purchasing U.S. corn, especially if prices dip, and China sees it as an opportunity to buy more.  Since mid-March, China’s total purchases reached 2.5... (full story)
ZCK23: 643-0s (+11-2), ZSK23: 1428-2s (+8-6), ZWK23: 688-4s (+26-4)


The grain markets trended negative this week, minus old-crop corn, which jumped due to a Friday rally and ended 10¢ higher for the week ending March 24.  In the last four weeks, corn and soybean prices have both sank: May corn down 33¢ ... (full story)
ZCK23: 643-0s (+11-2), ZSK23: 1428-2s (+8-6), ZWK23: 688-4s (+26-4)


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For the remainder of Friday into Saturday, heavy rain will maintain the threat of flooding in portions of the mid-South and lower Midwest.  Meanwhile, the threat of severe thunderstorms—featuring high winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes— will... (full story)


In my opinion, the cattle market traded status quo this week.  It is being found that the reservation shown by cattle feeders, to not bid up prices, growing them bigger, with packers maintaining a slower, but steady slaughter pace, and retail meat sellers keeping prices elevated to the consumer, has helped to keep profit margins in these three sectors, while not pricing more beef out of consumers reach.  (full story)


U.S. poultry production was up modestly on the year in February. The USDA says 4.054 billion pounds of poultry were certified as wholesome in February 2023, up 2% from February 2022. Chicken was 3% higher on the year at 3.624 billion pounds, while... (full story)


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CO_LS146 Columbia, SC Friday Mar 24, 2023 USDA-SC Dept Ag Market News SC Farm Report on Friday SC Cattle Auctions Weekly Review: Compared to last week, feeder steers were 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 1.00 lwer. Feeder bulls were steady. Feeder Steers:... (full story)


NW_LS421 Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 24, 2023 USDA Market News IMPORT BEEF TRADE Compared to Last Week: Imported meat prices were mostly sharply higher. Good demand for lean product continued to support prices. Trading remained slow with most of the activity for out-front... (full story)


THOMASVILLE Shipping Point Prices as of 24-MAR-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News... (full story)


Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures and near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country.  Warmer-than-normal weather will be confined to the Deep South, from the... (full story)


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WA_PY001 Washington, DC Fri. Mar 24, 2023 USDA Market News Weekly Combined Regional Shell Eggs ... (full story)


Milk futures and most cash dairy prices ended the week higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. April Class III milk was up $0.17 at $19.93.  May was up $0.17 at $19.12.  June was up $0.11 at $18.77.  July was up $0.18 at $19.01. ... (full story)


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LOS ANGELES Terminal Prices as of 24-MAR-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


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MP_CN028 24-Mar-23 SJV 31-3-36 85.19 21-2-38 99.34 Today 0 Season 0 USDA (full story)