Jerry Gulke: Did the USDA Report Signal New Price Trends?

Grains End Lower on Higher Dollar and Poor Exports, Cattle Disappoint After Cash High for Year, While Hogs Get an Export Boost

The corn exports are tracking so slow, USDA will probably have to lower them again, says Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity. He provides his market analysis to AgDay’s Michelle Rook.

Did the Yield Drops in USDA's Reports Put a Floor Under Grain Prices?

Ahead of the report, analysts expected a drop in corn yield, but not soybean yield. As a result, Jon Scheve, president of grain for Superior Feed Ingredients, says this report likely put a floor under prices the balance of the calendar year.

Possible U.S. Rail Strike Now Back On the Table

A labor strike along U.S. railroads is still a possibility after the third-largest railroad union rejected a tentative labor agreement this week. The agreement had the support of the White House.

New Record: Iowa Farm Joins the $26,000 Per Acre Club

Farmland is still going for record amounts. Just look at this recent sale in Iowa. In Plymouth County, Iowa, a new record was set to the tune of $26,250 per acre.