Climbing Corn Prices Create More Headwinds for Ethanol’s Recovery in 2021

As commodity prices continue to catch fire in 2021, USDA’s reports this week added fuel.

USDA Report Analysis: Is the U.S. Running Out of Soybeans to Sell?

USDA’S final crop production report of the year made some historic adjustments. As a result, soybeans shot 60 cents higher in a matter of minutes, and corn traded up the limit.

What Was Behind USDA’s Big Corn Yield Cut? USDA Chief Economist Explains

USDA's crop reports made some major changes to the supply and demand balance sheets this week. From showing a tighter stocks to use scenario in soybeans, to a historic cut to the national corn yield, the adjustments provided more fuel to the commodity markets.

Profit Tracker: Cattle, Hog Margins Treading Water

Average cattle feeding margins improved $15 per head last week, with closeouts showing a modest $42 per head return over breakeven. Industry-wide average cash cattle prices were mostly steady at $111 and average per head feed costs declined about $2, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.