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Soybeans, corn, and wheat under pressure ahead of tariff announcements. Brownfield's Meghan Grebner has your opening Market Minute.

What to watch:

» Soybeans, corn, and wheat are lower early on as the market prepares for the Trump administration's tariff announcements

» Cattle are waiting for direct trade

» The hog market is mixed, with ongoing concerns about long-term demand certainty

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On this episode of Agriculture Today, we’ll hear from U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins regarding the farm bill and trade uncertainty amid the tariff situation, we’ll also learn about the fertilizer market and how prices are impacting producers, and how sorghum acres could help offset input costs for some livestock producers in 2025.

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Brownfield's Meghan Grebner has your look at the closing market numbers for April 1, 2025.

Closing numbers:

» May corn $4.61 and 3/4 up 4 and 1/2 cents

» May soybeans $10.34 and 1/4 up 19 and 1/2 cents

» May soybean meal $292.30 down $.40

» May soybean oil 47.44 up 2.55 points

» May Chicago wheat $5.40 and 1/2 up 3 and 1/2 cents

» June live cattle $205.42 up $1.77

» May lean hogs $89.47 up $1.07

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This week Will and Ben review the latest USDA acreage and stocks numbers and take a look at what Trump's reciprocal tariffs mean for agriculture.

Market recap (changes on week as of Friday's close):

» May 2025 corn down $.11 at $4.53

» December 2025 corn down $.09 at $4.42

» May 2025 soybeans up $.14 at $10.23

» November 2025 soybeans up $.22 at $10.29

» May soybean oil up 3.15 cents at 45.16 cents/lb

» May soybean meal down $6.80 at $293.50/short ton

» May wheat down $.30 at $5.28

» July 2025 wheat down $.32 at $5.42

» May 2025 cotton up 1.63 cents at 66.90 cents/lb

» December 2025 cotton up 1.43 cents at 70.09 cents/lb

» May 2025 rough rice up $0.095 at $13.515/cwt

» September 2025 rough rice up $0.10 at $13.755/cwt

» May WTI Crude Oil up $0.91 at $69.28/barrel

Weekly highlights:

Consumer confidence dropped in March to 92.9, down 7.2 points from 100.1 in February. This is the fourth consecutive monthly decline.

Personal incomes were higher than expected in February while spending was slightly less. The PCE index at 0.3% matched expectations and the prior months increase signaling prices remain stubborn.

Energy stocks were largely down week over week. Crude oil minus the strategic petroleum reserve was down 140.3 million gallons, gasoline down 60.7 million gallons, and distillate fuel down 17.7 million gallons.

US ethanol production decreased to 310 million gallons- down from 325 million gallons the week prior and matching the same volume last year. US ethanol stocks increased 32.6 million gallons.

Weekly grain and oilseed export sales were largely as expected, but mostly down week over week and recent volumes. Corn sales- 49.9 million bushels, soybean sales-12.4 million bushels, wheat- 3.7 million bushels, rice- 2.2 million hundredweight, and cotton- 89,000 bales.

Open interest in futures and options of grains and oilseeds was up 0.3% week over week. Producer and merchants decreased their net short 109,703 futures and options contracts. Money managers increased their net short 108,996 contracts.

USDA released grain stocks as of March 1- grain stocks were nearly as estimated across the board. Corn and rough rice stocks were down year over year, while soybean and sorghum stocks were up year over year.

USDA reported farmers intend to plant 95.3 million corn acres, 83.5 million soybean acres, 6.09 million soft red winter wheat acres, 9.87 million cotton acres, and 2.9 million rice acres.

Weekly grain and oilseed export inspections were relatively strong this week. Corn exports of 63.6 million bushels were bullish coming in above all pre-report expectations. Soybeans, grain sorghum, and wheat exports at 29.1, 0.9, and 16.0 million bushels were at the top end of expectations.

Topics:

» Market recap

» USDA acreage numbers

» USDA stocks report

» Trump administration tariff actions

» Reports to watch

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Brownfield's Mark Dorenkamp provides coverage of the Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner, held in Ankeny, Iowa. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins served as the keynote speaker and discussed trade.

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Soybeans, corn, and wheat are up in the early session. Brownfield's Meghan Grebner has your opening Market Minute.

What to watch:

» Soybeans, corn, and wheat are all higher following Monday's reports from the USDA.

» Cattle are waiting for direct trade.

» The hog market is mixed, with concerns about long-term demand certainty.

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From the field to the elevator and then over highways and railroads, Michigan soybeans have a long journey to the port. In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear from Michigan Agricultural Commodities on how they ship food-grade soybeans with safety in mind.

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Ag Education on the Move is a comprehensive curriculum that provides third-grade students across the state with information about the state’s agriculture industries. In this episode, program director Heather Fletcher discusses how support from the Missouri Beef Industry Council makes the beef lesson possible.

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On this episode of Agriculture Today, we’ll learn about more corn, less soybeans in 2025; the latest on tariffs; global weather events could impact the markets; cash rents on the decline; and cattle producers reminded to look at price per head.

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Brownfield's Jared White visited with Virginia Tech University professor emeritus Dr. David Kohl at the 2025 Illinois Land Values Conference in Bloomington, Illinois.

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