Corn prices have been steadily climbing for the last three weeks, and quietly reached a six-month high on Thursday. Prices have been gaining on hopes for more U.S. corn exports as our biggest competitor, Argentina,…
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Wheat Market Rises
Wheat prices exploded higher this week as concerns mounted about dry conditions in the southern Great Plains. The hard red winter wheat crop in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas is in increasingly dire straits, with only…
Cattle Market Churns
Cattle prices exploded to a two-month high on Thursday morning as investors stampeded into the market. Cattle rose consistently for almost two weeks as buyers saw cheap values and grew worried that a winter storm…
Soybeans Soar on Argentine Drought
Soybean prices popped to a one-month high as traders assessed worsening weather in Argentina. The South American nation is the world’s third-largest producer of soybeans and a major competitor for U.S. exporters, but its farmers…