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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were lower, and feeders were sharply lower on technical liquidation.  The market has struggled to shake the negativity in the market. December live cattle closed $1.27 lower at $218.77 and February live cattle closed $1.37 lower at $216.75.  January feeder cattle closed $4.37 lower at $315.60 and March The post Cattle, hog futures lower heading into Friday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Soybeans were sharply lower on profit taking and technical selling. Contracts were overbought after the recent rally, which, along with China maintaining a 13% tariff on U.S. beans, even without the retaliatory tariffs, have U.S. prices at a significant premium to Brazil. China will buy more soybeans from the U.S. this year and over the The post Soybeans see profit taking as China’s tariffs keep U.S. prices at a premium appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

An ag economist says farmers will want to learn just what changes in the USDA safety net programs means for their operation. University of Wisconsin economist Paul Mitchell tells Brownfield his team is analyzing the changes made in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and other polices so they can make recommendations to farmers early The post Economist urges farmers to study 2026 safety net updates appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

The CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture says expanding market access for U.S. commodities is key to driving long-term growth in the ag industry.  Ted McKinney tells Brownfield, “We’ve got to keep the promotion up to diversify those markets, so we’re not hung out there in any one huge single market,” he The post Expanding export opportunities could help boost demand for U.S. farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.