Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 17, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning.

Risk buying is supporting corn, soybeans and wheat.. Yield data suggested crops might fall short of USDA estimates. Wheat demand rose due to dry conditions in the southern plains. Ethanol production increased to 1.074 million barrels per day, while stocks dropped to 22.612 million barrels. Cattle futures remained bullish, with President Trump addressing high beef prices. Thunderstorms and cold weather were forecast for parts of the U.S., affecting planting and crop conditions.

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