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A Week of Wild Rides: Ag Markets Deliver Volatility From the Grains to Cattle Ahead of Memorial Day
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1152+ words) The week began with a bang for grain producers. After a subdued previous week, a White House fact sheet detailing approximately $17 billion in Chinese agricultural purchases sent corn and soybean futures roaring higher on Sunday night and Monday. July corn,…...
United States Cattle on Feed Up 2 Percent
2+ day, 27+ min ago (165+ words) American Ag Network United States Cattle on Feed Up 2 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1, 000 or more head totaled 11. 6 million head on May 1, 2026. The inventory was 2 percent…...
China Reopens to U. S. Raw Poultry from 17 States
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (146+ words) American Ag Network China Reopens to U. S. Raw Poultry from 17 States Meatingplace reports the move follows President Trump's summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and restores compliance with a 2020 regionalization agreement that Beijing had ignored since August 2022. Under the agreement, China…...
American Soybean Association Clarifies Position on E15
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (80+ words) American Ag Network American Soybean Association Clarifies Position on E15 There has been a lot of talk on social media and in the press about the American Soybean Association's position when it comes to E15 legislation that recently passed the House of…...
Fertilizer Prices Remain High as Trump Administration Tries to Lower Them
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (105+ words) American Ag Network Fertilizer Prices Remain High as Trump Administration Tries to Lower Them On the Friday, May 22nd, 2026 episode of Agriculture of America, we talk with Stone X VP of Fertilizer Josh Linville who shares an update on where fertilizer…...
IDFA Praises Committee Passage of Bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (652+ words) American Ag Network IDFA Praises Committee Passage of Bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill WASHINGTON, May 22, 2026 Michael Dykes, D. V. M. , president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement today in support of the House Transportation and Infrastructure…...
Rethinking Coverage Limits in Dairy Risk Programs
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (446+ words) American Ag Network Rethinking Coverage Limits in Dairy Risk Programs DMC was designed to provide a financial backstop when the margin between milk revenue and feed costs compresses. Since its current form took effect in 2019, the program has delivered more…...
Hoeven Joins Secretary Rollins, Secretary Wright to Outline Efforts to Lower Fertilizer Prices
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (919+ words) American Ag Network Hoeven Joins Secretary Rollins, Secretary Wright to Outline Efforts to Lower Fertilizer Prices WASHINGTON " At the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquarters this week, Senator John Hoeven joined USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, U. S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other…...
Cargill Locks Out Fort Morgan Workers as Labor Dispute Rattles Cattle Futures
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (622+ words) (FORT MORGAN, CO) " Cargill has officially locked out roughly 1, 700 employees at its beef processing plant in Fort Morgan, Colorado, escalating a labor dispute that has kept the facility dark for nearly a month " and sending cattle futures sharply lower Thursday…...
Exports Support Grains While Cattle Take a Beating
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (152+ words) American Ag Network Exports Support Grains While Cattle Take a Beating Thursday's grain trade found support from a strong weekly export sales report, even as a firmer U. S. dollar and generally favorable Midwest weather tempered enthusiasm. Traders continue to monitor crop…...