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Soybeans are up 1 to 3 cents across the front months on Thursday. The soybean market continued to feel pressure all the way to Wednesday’s close, with contracts 18 to 21 ½ cents on the day. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 21 cents at $9.79 1/4....

Corn price action is steady to a penny lower on Thursday morning. futures settled Wednesday with losses of 6 to 7 ¼ cents across most contracts to extend to new contract lows for several front months. Lack of a threatening forecast moving into July is putting pressure on the market....

Cotton price action is steady so far on Thursday trade. Futures closed Wednesday with gains of 43 to 53 points across most contracts on Wednesday. Support came via some outside factors. Crude oil was back up 56 cents/barrel, with the US dollar index down $0.165. Traders are looking for cotton...

Live cattle futures posted steady trade to 60 cent losses on Wednesday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with very light action at $233. No sales were reported in the Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards, with 1,652 head listed. Bids were $221-225....

Wheat is trading with slight losses on the Thursday AM session. The wheat market faded lower on the Wednesday session, with contracts down across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW wheat was 7 to 8 cents lower on the day. KC HRW contracts closed with 10 to 11 cent losses. MPLS...

Corn price action is steady to a penny lower on Thursday morning. futures settled Wednesday with losses of 6 to 7 ¼ cents across most contracts to extend to new contract lows for several front months. Lack of a threatening forecast moving into July is putting pressure on the market....

Soybeans are up 1 to 3 cents across the front months on Thursday. The soybean market continued to feel pressure all the way to Wednesday’s close, with contracts 18 to 21 ½ cents on the day. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 21 cents at $9.79 1/4....

Cotton price action is steady so far on Thursday trade. Futures closed Wednesday with gains of 43 to 53 points across most contracts on Wednesday. Support came via some outside factors. Crude oil was back up 56 cents/barrel, with the US dollar index down $0.165. Traders are looking for cotton...

Lean hog futures closed with 20 to 60 cent gains on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $110.51 on Wednesday afternoon, down 98 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 89 cents at $110.44 on June 23. Ahead of the Thursday Hogs...

As KKR has delivered stronger returns than the broader Nasdaq Composite over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a bullish outlook on the stock’s prospects.

A southwestern Wisconsin dairy farmer has been busy bagging forage. Mike Yager raises crops to feed his 275 Holsteins near Mineral Point, in Iowa County.  He tells Brownfield, “We got our triticale chopped on Sunday and then we done about 120 acres of second-crop on Monday.” Yager says three and...