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Brownfield's Mark Dorenkamp visited with Swift County Farm Bureau president and Jennie-O Turkey food scientist Katie Saterbak at the 2025 Minnesota Farm Bureau Ag Day Gala in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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

Closing numbers:

» May corn $4.62 up $.03 and 1/4

» May soybeans $10.08 and ¼ down $.04 and 1/2

» May soybean meal $297.70 down $2.20

» May soybean oil 42.36 down 18 points

» May Chicago wheat $5.63 and ½ down $.01 and 1/2

» April live cattle $206.82 up $1.45

» April lean hogs $85.57 down $2.02

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Brownfield's Mark Dorenkamp visited with Minnesota Farm Bureau president Dan Glessing at the 2025 Minnesota Farm Bureau Ag Day Gala in St. Paul, Minnesota. Glessing says Ag Day is a special and exciting time for agriculture.

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the early gains in cattle, the losses in soybeans and corn, and the mostly lower opens for wheat and hogs.

What to watch:

» Soybeans and corn are watching South American weather.

» Wheat is mixed, with weather concerns mostly dialed in.

» Cattle are waiting for direct business to start.

» Hogs are mostly lower on Tuesday's drop in pork.

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When farmers select soybean products to plant each season, high-yield potential and effective weed control are among their top considerations. In this episode of Managing for Profit, DEKALB® Asgrow® Technical Agronomist Jim McDermott of Iowa discusses why both criteria continue to drive preference for Asgrow® brand XtendFlex® soybeans. 

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On this episode of Agriculture Today, we’ll learn about the USDA’s Tuesday announcement regarding ECAP funds for producers, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins’ comments on the country’s response to avian influenza, a look at the Federal Reserve’s March meeting this week and whether a rate cut is likely, and we’ll hear from a new National Pork Producers Council board member on some 2025 priorities.

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Brownfield's Jared White visited with National Farmers Union vice president and South Dakota farmer Jeff Kippley at the National Farmers Union Convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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This week Will and Ben check in on inflationary measures and USDA's updated supply and demand numbers.

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

» May 2025 corn down $.11 at $4.58

» December 2025 corn down $.03 at $4.51

» May 2025 soybeans down $.09 at $10.16

» November 2025 soybeans down $.07 at $10.18

» May soybean oil down 1.83 cents at 41.59 cents/lb

» May soybean meal up $9.40 at $305.90/short ton

» May wheat up $.06 at $5.57

» July 2025 wheat up $.08 at $5.73

» May 2025 cotton up 1.30 cents at 67.37 cents/lb

» December 2025 cotton up $1.52 at 69.98 cents/lb

» May WTI Crude Oil up $.18 at $66.96/barrel

Weekly highlights:

US job openings in January were reported at 7.7 million jobs- that was up from a two year low of 7.5 in December 2024.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was reported up at 0.2% month over month vs expectations of increasing 0.2%. The annual CPI increased 3.1% vs 3.3% last month and expectations of 3.2%.

The Producer Price Index (PPI) was flat month over month in February- below expectations of 0.3% growth. The annual PPI was reported at 3.2%- down from 3.7% in January.

The Preliminary Consumer Sentiment value fell harder than expected in March. Consumers have concerns about economic health and high levels of future inflation.

US retail sales were up 0.2% in February compared to January, but below the 0.6 growth expectations. Year over year retail sales are up 3.1%.

USDA left the corn and soybean balance sheets virtually unchanged this month- the exception being a 15-cent decline in the season-average price for soybeans. Sorghum demand categories continue to change, and wheat saw reductions in demand and price.

US crude oil stocks were up 60.8 million gallons while gasoline and distillate fuel stocks were down 241 and 65.5 million gallons, respectively. Implied US gasoline demand was up 3% from last week and up 8% compared to the prior four week average.

US ethanol production pulled back to 312 million gallons- down from 321, but up from 301 last year and the five-year average of 296 million gallons. Ethanol stocks increased 3.7 million gallons but remain just below the all time record set in April 2020 at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.

The National Oilseed Processors Association reported their members crushed 177.9 million bushels of soybeans in February- below all pre-report estimates.

Weekly grain and oilseed export sales were neutral to bullish on the week- corn sales of 38.1 million bushels were in line with pre-report expectations but up from the week prior. Soybean and wheat export sales of 27.6 and 28.8 million bushels, respectively were both above all pre-report expectations. Sorghum sales were healthy at 1.3 million bushels. Rice sales fell to a 5-week low at 0.7 mil. Cwt.

Open interest in futures and options of grains and oilseeds was up 0.3% week over week. Producer and merchants reduced their net short position 71,035 contracts, while money managers were net sellers again this week- increasing their net short position.

Weekly grain and oilseed export inspections were solid this week. Corn and soybean inspections of 65.3 and 23.8 million bushels were both within range, while wheat inspections of 18.1 million bushels were bullish- above all pre-report expectations.

Topics:

» Market recap

» Checking inflation measures

» USDA updates its supply and demand estimates

» Oilseed crush comes in below expectations

» Reports to watch

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

Closing numbers:

» May corn $4.58 and ¾ down $.02 and 1/4

» May soybeans $10.12 and ¾ down $.02 and 3/4

» May soybean meal $299.90 down $4.40

» May soybean oil 42.54 up 44 points

» May Chicago wheat $5.65 down $.03 and 1/2

» April live cattle $205.37 up $.35

» April lean hogs $87.60 down $.47

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Brownfield's Erin Anderson visited with Cuyahoga County Farm Bureau vice president Larry Theurer during the Ohio Farm Bureau President's Trip to Washington, D.C.

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