Support in Soybeans, Corn and Cattle on Thursday
We found some decent support in the soybean trade, which spilled over to corn (and even wheat) on Thursday’s trade. Meantime, the cattle complex regained support as we worked towards the weekend. David Ericson with AgOptimus joins
Thursday, October 16th, 2025 Podcast
We found another quiet trading day overall on Thursday, with a little bit of support in corn and soybeans amid a lack of farmer selling in the cash market, uncertainty surrounding final yields in corn and more.
CoBank Quarterly: Tariff Policy, Declining Immigration and Massive AI Investments Cloud the US Economic Outlook
(DENVER, CO) — Significant downward revisions to monthly payroll estimates in August led many market observers to anticipate the Federal Reserve would begin cutting interest rate cuts more aggressively. However, recent economic data has generally been positive,
Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act Reintroduced in Congress
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Rick Crawford (R-AR) have reintroduced the Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act that will protect U.S. national security by prohibiting foreign adversaries from purchasing or controlling American agricultural land and
Used Cooking Oil Becomes the Latest Flashpoint in U.S.–China Trade Battle
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s considering blocking imports of used cooking oil from China in response to the country cutting off all purchases of U.S. soybeans. “I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and