New crop corn, soybean export sales extend solid run

New crop corn and soybean export sales continued their hot streak during the week ending August 29th. The USDA says new crop corn saw a solid improvement with nearly half of the week’s total purchased by Mexico, and even though new crop soybeans were below a week ago, they still reflect solid interest from China.…Continue Reading

Farmers seeing elevated costs of phosphate fertilizers

The president of the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association says farmers are seeing some fertilizer prices stay elevated. Kevin Johnson tells Brownfield… “My biggest worry if there’s anything is on the phosphates.”  He says, “Those prices have stayed a little higher. I don’t see a pullback on that.” He says it’s due to tight global…Continue Reading

A good month for U.S. beef and pork exports

July was another strong month for U.S. red meat exports. Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S Meat Export Federation, says exports of beef were up in both volume and value. “Mexico continues to be very strong, but for the first time in quite a while, we’ve seen a bit of a spark out…Continue Reading

2025 Commodity Classic

Brownfield’s Cyndi Young, Meghan Grebner, Brent Barnett, and Erin Anderson cover the 2025 Commodity Classic. The post 2025 Commodity Classic appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     Continue Reading

Farm Science Review

Brownfield’s Erin Anderson covers the Ohio Farm Science Review The post Farm Science Review appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     Continue Reading

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