The director of government relations with the Illinois Soybean Association says he’s disappointed the U.S. House will adjourn for the August recess without further movement on a new farm bill. Andrew Larson tells Brownfield… “There’s certainly a lot of concern that a farm bill may not pass before the end of this federal fiscal year,…… Continue Reading

Rivers around the St. Louis area have returned to more normal levels.  Josh Hastings, ADM’s Commercial Manager of the St. Louis and Cairo harbors, says the recent high-water levels north of St. Louis slowed barge traffic.  “What that did was it impacted our ability to go above lock 17 on the upper Mississippi. We have a lot of fertilizer and grains need…… Continue Reading

A commodity broker says weather continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing commodity markets.  “There’s no doubt about it, we’re on a slippery slope right now.” Jody Lawrence, founder of Strategic Trading Advisors says there’s potential for the U.S. to deliver another record-large crop. “We can’t just keep producing fence row to fence…… Continue Reading

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in southern Texas.  Meanwhile, below-normal rainfall across much of the western half of the country should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in Deep South Texas, the Pacific Northwest, and most areas from the Mississippi River,…… Continue Reading