U.S. wheat conditions well below average
USDA’s weekly crop progress report revealed the devastating effects of prolonged drought and an unseasonably cool spring. Ratings across the 18 major wheat producing states were well below the five-year average. FULL STORY »
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POLL
How high do you expect Choice Boxed Beef prices to reach this summer?
STERLING PROFIT TRACKER
- Packer margins jump higher, feeding margins bleak
- Cattle feeding losses exceed $100, packers in the black
- Feeding margins take a step backwards, packing margins improve
- Feeding, packing margins continue improvement
- Margins improve for cattle feeders, packers
- Losses increase for cattle feeders and packers
MARKETS
- Oil falls as Fed minutes send U.S. equities down
- Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon
- 5 Area Daily Wtd Avg Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated
- Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports
- Ag markets posted mixed showing on Tuesday
- Oil ends lower, pares losses as dollar weakens
PROFIT TIPS
- Profit Tips: Equipment - Easy pen access
- Profit Tips: Pasture Management - Consider seeding legumes
- Profit Tips: Cow-Calf - Decisions on calf implants
- Profit Tips: Facilities - Water improvements during drought
- Profit Tips: Equipment - Easy trailer hookup
- Profit Tips: Cattle Feeding - The value of carcass gain
WEATHER
- Weather report: Thunderstorms dot the southern Plains
- Weather report: Rain spreads across the Corn Belt
- Weather report: Thundershowers in the upper Midwest
- Drought far from over in western plains
- Weather report: Very warm in the Corn Belt
- Weather report: Very warm across the central Plains
FEEDER CATTLE
- Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon
- Cattle on Feed numbers remain lower
- Ag markets posted a general advance mid-day Wednesday
- Schwieterman: Cattle futures rally sharply higher after reversal
- Estimated Livestock Slaughter
- Ag commodities seemed directionless Wednesday morning
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