​Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, April 3, 2026, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning.

The market complex is closed today due to it being Good Friday. The impact of the US-Iran conflict on commodity markets, with President Trump's statements on the conflict's end being met with skepticism due to ongoing Iranian strikes. The market complex was closed for the holiday, and energy prices influenced corn and soybean prices. Southern Illinois and Indiana met their initial crop insurance planting dates, but rising energy costs and job losses tempered gains. The February crush report showed soybean processing at 214 million bushels, down from January, and corn ethanol usage at 425 million bushels, also down from January.

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