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Argentine grains port workers to strike after talks collapse

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9/27/2020 7:05 pm

A combine heads to the field to harvest soybeans in Brazil before a storm moves in.

Brazil soy prices near 2012 high

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9/25/2020 6:42 pm

USDA funds $1 million research project studying COVID-19 in U.S. beef supply chain

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9/25/2020 6:44 pm

President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in New York.

Some 3,500 U.S. companies sue over Trump-imposed Chinese tariffs

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9/25/2020 3:05 pm

Market Commodity Prices

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Click on commodity to view all contracts. Data displayed for corn, soybeans, and wheat is for the nearby crop.

Commodity	Last	Change	Open	High	Low	Volume	Date
Corn	364-6	-0-4	364-2	365-4	363-6	9,109	09/27
Corn Dec20	364-6	-0-4	364-2	365-4	363-6	9,109	09/27
Dec21	383-2	-0-6	383-0	383-2	382-4	326	09/27
Soybean	1004.000	1.500	1002.000	1007.500	997.500	11,851	09/27
Soybean Nov20	1004.000	1.500	1002.000	1007.500	997.500	11,851	09/27
Nov21	948.250	0.000	947.000	952.000	945.750	514	09/27
Wheat	544-4	0-2	545-2	546-4	543-2	2,485	09/27
Wheat Dec20	544-4	0-2	545-2	546-4	543-2	2,485	09/27
Jul21	556-2	0-2	556-6	557-4	555-0	277	09/27
Lean Hogs	64.425s	1.150	62.450	64.850	62.250	16,664	09/25
Lean Hogs - Dec20	64.425s	1.150	62.450	64.850	62.250	16,664	09/25
Live Cattle	111.400s	-0.875	112.100	112.500	111.300	16,530	09/25
Live Cattle - Dec20	111.400s	-0.875	112.100	112.500	111.300	16,530	09/25
CME Cotton #2	0.660s	0.005	0.660	0.661	0.653	0	09/25
CME Cotton #2 - Dec20	0.660s	0.005	0.660	0.661	0.653	0	09/25

The farm markets finish mostly higher Friday

Markets

The good news for the bulls is that the summer high has held in the bean market.

Article

Episode 1: Hannah Borg | Farmers for the Future

Farm Management

When Hannah Borg set off for college, she didn’t picture herself returning to the family farm, much less managing thousands of chickens with her Mom.

Video

Get a bird’s-eye view of your farm

Crops

For Nebraska farmers Don and Janis Paseka, birding and farming go hand in hand.

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3 Big Things Today, September 25, 2020

News

Soybean futures and corn futures were slightly higher in overnight trading.

Article

Bayer PLUS Rewards 2021 program year launches

News

Bayer PLUS Rewards program features a broad portfolio that company officials say enables U.S. farmers to meet challenges while earning rewards on eligible purchases.

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Ethanol backers prod administration to ‘finish the job’

News

Farm and biofuel groups urged the Trump administration to take additional steps to assure ethanol’s role in the U.S. fuel supply.

A corn field with an ethanol plant in the background.

Article

Current Corn Belt drought conditions, September 15, 2020

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Secretary Perdue’s derecho damage tour

Harvesting hay on a Wisconsin dairy farm

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