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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.33%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.14%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Soybeans were mixed. Soybeans are looking at generally favorable development conditions in the near-term forecast for most areas. The USDA says 70% of U.S. soybeans are rated good to excellent, up 4% on the week and is 47% blooming, with 15% at the pod setting stage, just ahead of the...

A southwestern Illinois farmer says a wet spring has turned into a dry summer. “Believe it or not, we need rain.” Garrett Hawkins, who farms in Monroe County and serves as president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association, says an extremely wet April and May delayed planting, but recent rains...

Crop development is near normal in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop numbers show corn silking at 36 percent, one day behind last year and one day ahead of the five-year average.  Condition ratings held steady on the week at 85 percent good to excellent. Soybeans blooming reached 54 percent, three...

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by fund liquidation and the recent trend in wholesale beef. August live cattle was down $2.85 at $219.35 and October was $2.92 lower at $216.77. August feeders were $5.85 lower and September was down $5.82 at $319.57....

Crop development is a little behind in Minnesota. Brennen Toquam grows corn and soybeans near Blooming Prairie in the southeast part of the state and tells Brownfield a warm start to July has helped. “Corn seems to be really taking off here, over the 4th of July. And same with...

A north cental Ohio farmer says he’s concerned mid-season disease development could impact the crop. Owen Niese says vomitoxin continues to impact Ohio producers. “How much moisture we’re going to get, how much humidity are we going to have,” he says. “This is when the crop is most susceptible to...

The USDA’s national corn condition rating held over the past week and soybeans improved. That followed another week of generally favorable development conditions in much of the Midwest and Plains. The USDA says 74% of corn is good to excellent, steady, with 34% silking and 7% at the dough making...

A north-central Kansas farmer says crop conditions are holding steady this month. Mike Musselman says his corn and soybean crops have received just enough moisture. “We’ve never really had a rain that totaled over an inch, several days and stuff may have totaled over an inch, but I feel like...

Sep. corn closed at $4.00, up 4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.01, down 3 and 1/4 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $267.70, down $2.60Aug. soybean oil closed at 54.17, up 42 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.41 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/2 centsAug. live cattle closed at $219.35, down $2.85Aug....

A west central Indiana farmer says he’s concerned early season rainfall will have long-term impacts on the 2025 crop. Kevin Cox says growth stages vary. “I’ve got crop conditions right now with stages of growth on corn from tasseling to corn that’s just emerging,” he says. “A lot of soybeans...

A northeast Nebraska farmer says her corn and soybeans are in excellent condition due to timely rains. Anne Meis tells Brownfield her fields have received some amount of precipitation since she wrapped up planting. “We’ve been getting probably an inch to two inches every week in June and early July....

Corn Ends the Day in the Green | Monday, July 14, 2025

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