Scout for soybean aphids in 2025

Farmers are encouraged to scout for soybean aphids the rest of the growing season. Ron Geis with Corteva Agriscience says they were highly prevalent during the 2024 growing season. “If you are out there scouting, you’re finding aphid pressures, and you’re finding the aphid pressures are building, then you can confidently put Ridgeback in with…Continue Reading

A need for US soybean meal in Africa

A farmer-leader with the United Soybean Board says there’s a growing need for U.S. soybean meal in Africa. Shannon Tignor-Ellis tells Brownfield that Africa’s aquaculture industry is booming, growing at nearly twice the global rate. “It’s a huge opportunity there to provide them with high quality protein in the form of soy aquafeeds.” Tignor-Ellis recently…Continue Reading

Corn continues to find light support

Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. 70% of the U.S. crop is rated good to excellent, up 4% on the week and the highest rating for this point of the season in a few years, while near-term crop weather remains generally favorable. The NOPA member crush numbers for June were bullish, largely…Continue Reading

Grassley frustrated with Brazil’s ethanol tariffs

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s asking the Trump administration to address Brazil’s 18% tariff on ethanol imports. “Brazil’s unfair tariffs have allowed the country to shelter its domestic ethanol industry from competition here in the United States. Brazil is trying to take global market share away from the United States by producing artificially cheap…Continue Reading

CME cash dairy prices mixed

CME cash dairy prices mixed

Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with global markets and the dollar seeing improvements. Dry whey increased $0.0050 to $0.5725. Blocks down $0.02 at $1.6250. Four sales were made at $1.6250 and $1.63. Barrels down $0.02 at $1.55. Butter down $0.04 at $2.54. Nonfat dry milk up $0.0075 at $1.2750.…Continue Reading

Running out of time for old crop

The co-founder of AgMarket.net says farmers with bins full of old crop are running out of time. Matt Bennett, who also farms in central Illinois, tells Brownfield, “A lot of folks have been waiting on that summer weather market, and it’s just never come to pass.”  He says, “This is really the third year in…Continue Reading

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