Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: December 18, 2025

Mar. corn $4.44 and 1/2, up 4 centsJan. soybeans $10.52 and 1/4, down 6 centsJan. soybean meal $298.40, up 20 centsJan soybean oil 48.11, down 41 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.07 and 3/4, up 1 and 1/2 centsFeb. live cattle $228.40, down $1.15Jan. feeder cattle $340.27, down $1.25Feb. lean hogs $84.12, up $1.12Jan. Class III milk…… Continue Reading

Sombke: rising input costs, consolidation threaten crop farmers

The president of the South Dakota Farmers Union says he’s concerned thinking about the farm economy heading in 2026. “It’s kind of like deja vu all over again.” Doug Sombke says the situation is like the late-1970s and 1980s; it’s hard to make ends meet, especially if crop farms aren’t diverse. “A bag of seed…… Continue Reading

Ag partnerships help Illinois pork producers double food bank donations

The executive director of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says a long-standing partnership among several agricultural organizations is helping to feed those in need this holiday season. Jennifer Tirey says the Illinois Pork Power program has donated over 100,000 pounds of ground pork to food banks across the state. “It’s a partnership with the Illinois…… Continue Reading

Young farmer shares path to success

Wisconsin’s 2025 winner of Farm Bureau’s Farming for the Future award says the best advice for new farmers is to remember, farming is a business. Stephanie Abts and her husband Keith milk 225 cows, raise their own young stock, and grow crops near Coleman in northeastern Wisconsin.  She says it’s a lot of work, but…… Continue Reading

Cash dairy prices down Thursday

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was down $0.0150 at $0.7050.  Four sales were recorded at $0.71. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.03 at $1.3675.  No sales were recorded.  Cheese barrels remained unchanged at $1.40.  No sales were recorded.  Butter prices were down $0.0275 at $1.44. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.4375 to $1.44.  Nonfat dry milk was down $0.0025 at $1.1550.  Seven sales were recorded at that price.  The post Cash dairy prices down Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     … Continue Reading

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