Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 8, 2025

Sep. corn closed at $3.98, down 5 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.21 and 1/4, down 10 and 1/4 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $270.70, down $1.50Aug. soybean oil closed at 54.11, up 17 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.47 and 3/4, down 3/4 centAug. live cattle closed at $219.97, up $4.07Aug. feeder cattle closed…… Continue Reading

Soybeans, corn down on weather, crop expectations

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The USDA’s national crop rating held at 66% good to excellent for the third week in a row and development weather is favorable in much of the region. Commodities in general are waiting for any new news on tariffs and trade deals. For now, the market seems…… Continue Reading

Illinois dairy herds still clean of HPAI; CDC ends emergency response

The director of commodities and food systems at the Illinois Farm Bureau says the state’s dairy herds have thus far remained free of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Tasha Bunting tells Brownfield, “We did not have a single dairy that has tested positive for HPAI.”  She says, “The Illinois Department of Public Health is still…… Continue Reading

Petroleum groups push back on EPA’s RFS proposal

Some petroleum industry groups questioned the U.S. EPA’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standards during a public hearing Tuesday. Fred Turatti with American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers says EPA’s target levels for 2026-2027 Renewable Volume Obligations are concerning. “AFPM has serious concerns about the feasibility of achieving the large increases in required volumes of biomass-based diesel and…… Continue Reading

Tar spot found in five Indiana locations

An extension field crop pathologist at Purdue University says tar spot continues to spread throughout the Corn Belt. Darcy Telenko says the disease has now been found in Cass, Porter, LaPorte, Starke, and Tipton counties in Indiana. “This cool and wet spring is very conducive for tar spot, so it’s not surprising that the disease has started,”…… Continue Reading

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