Wheat sees another round of modest gains

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Soybeans continued to follow the lead of bean oil, which followed the lead of global palm oil, while watching conditions in South America. ABIOVE estimates Brazil’s 2025 soybean crop at a record 167.7 million tons, with exports projected at an all-time high of 104.1 million tons. Ahead…Continue Reading

CLAAS apprenticeship program aims to grow pipeline of engineers

An agricultural machinery manufacturer is looking to grow its pipeline of engineers through an apprenticeship program in Omaha, Nebraska.   John Schofield, with CLAAS tells Brownfield… “They have a a split role. They’re working at CLAAS, but they’re also working college classes for three years to kind of build up to a guaranteed job with…Continue Reading

Broiler sets, placements up 4% on year

U.S. broiler sets and placements were up solidly on both the week and the year. The USDA says 247.440 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, up 8.883 million on the week and 4% on the year as hatcheries try to meet demand expectations. The average hatchability improved slightly, remaining just below 80%. 189.344 million…Continue Reading

Ethanol production tightens, stocks rise

U.S. ethanol production trickled slightly lower over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.11 million barrels per day, down 3,000 on the week, but up 87,000 on the year. The four-week average for production is a record 1.1 million barrels per day. The most recent information from Iowa State University’s…Continue Reading

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