Brownfield Ag News

Headlines on today’s episode include:

-Tight margins and risk management options

-Walz concerned about ag economy

-Indiana farmer concerned about high input costs and low commodity prices

-Managing fall fertilizer investments

-Check-in with the Brownfield team at the 2025 Farm Progress Show

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the gains in cattle, hogs, and soybeans, the losses for corn, and the mixed close in wheat.

» September corn $3.87 and ½ down $.01 and 3/4

» September soybeans $10.28 and ¾ up $.03 and 1/4

» September soybean meal $297.20 up $1.50

» September soybean oil 52.76 down 155 points

» September Chicago wheat $5.09 and ½ up $.02 and 3/4

» October live cattle $238.20 up $1.37

» October lean hogs $93.42 up $2.02

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the higher opens in cattle, soybeans, and hogs, and the mixed starts for corn and wheat.

» Soybeans are up on potential trade talks with China

» Corn and wheat are watching weather

» Cattle are oversold

» Hogs are supported by Monday's pork close

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Several years of on-farm research with Michigan State University have shown that biologicals have little impact on yields, but researchers are beginning to observe long-term changes in soil biology. In this Pods for Profit, MSU’s cropping systems agronomist Manni Singh joins us to discuss possible reasons for the results.

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Headlines on today’s episode include:

-First human-case of New World Screwworm confirmed in Maryland

-New US/EU trade framework means market access for some ag goods

-Ag economist expects cash rents to decline in 2026 

-Fertilizer Prices: Not Much Hope on the Horizon

-Cool conditions to continue through next week

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the gains in hogs and corn, the losses in soybeans, and mixed closes for cattle and wheat.

September corn $3.89 and ¼ up $.01

September soybeans $10.25 and ½ down $.11

September soybean meal $295.70 down $1.00

September soybean oil 54.31 down 53 points

September Chicago wheat $5.06 and ¾ up $.02

October live cattle $236.82 down $1.05

October lean hogs $91.40 up $.20

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Did you know that soybeans can help fight fires? Missouri Soybean Director of Market Development Matt Amick has more about SoyFoam made by Cross Plains Solutions.

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the early losses in cattle, the higher starts for corn, soybeans, and hogs, and the mixed open in wheat.

» Soybeans and corn are watching crop weather

» Wheat is oversold

» Cattle are starting the week sharply lower

» Hogs are seeing a bounce

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As the 2025 soybean crop nears maturity, farmers are looking ahead to next year and putting a crop rotation and management plan together. Brevant Seeds retail sales agronomist Lewis Kuppler says soybean cyst nematode is a threat that growers need to consider, and he tells Brownfield Peking resistance can help be a solution.  

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In this episode, Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and the University of Tennessee's Charley Martinez discuss the latest trends in livestock slaughter data, focusing on cattle and hog markets. They analyze the implications of current slaughter numbers, beef production, and the impact of feed prices on the cattle industry. 

🔸 Live cattle prices closed at $241.95, down six cents from last week.

🔸 Cattle slaughter for the week was at 547,000, up 17,000 head compared to last week.

🔸 Commercial red meat production for the US totaled 4.36 billion pounds in July, down 4%.

🔸 Beef production was at 2.18 billion pounds, which was 4% below last year.

🔸 Pork production was at 2.16 billion pounds, down 4% from 2024.  

🔸 Prices for cull cows are at all-time highs, indicating tight supplies.

🔸 Cattle on feed was down 2% with 10.9 million head on feed on August 1st.

🔸 The price of corn is currently favorable for the cattle industry.

🔸 Ten to fifteen percent of the feeder calf supply in the last half of the year comes from Mexico. The tighter supplies will likely impact prices.

🔸 The retail price for beef will reflect the impact of supply chain issues in the cattle sector.

🔸 USDA's Trade Outlook from the Economic Research Service is out next week. Charley says the trade outlook reports may influence market dynamics moving forward.

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