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A Wisconsin farmer says the low prices paid for corn are less painful thanks to ethanol production. Cal Dalton farms near Endeavor, Wisconsin, and tells Brownfield he’s one of more than 800 owners of United Wisconsin Grain Producers, which makes fuel alcohol in nearby Friesland.  “If you’ve got ownership in an ethanol plant, lower price The post Ethanol helps a Wisconsin farmer make up for low corn prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

A market specialist says the ceasefire in the Iran-U.S. conflict will not quickly change fertilizer availability or prices. Josh Linville with Stone X Group tells Brownfield it will take a long time to normalize trade through the Strait of Hormuz. “You’ve got to get all of the production restarted. You’ve got to get the ports The post U.S.-Iran ceasefire does little for fertilizer availability, prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher watching direct business develop. June live cattle closed $2 higher at $240.20 and August live cattle closed $1.40 higher at $244.75. May feeder cattle closed $1.92 higher at $372.25 and August feeders closed $2.32 higher at $372.45.  There was another light round of direct The post Cattle futures finish the week higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

The U.S. Trade Representative says the U.S. is working to strengthen bilateral trade with China. Ambassador Jamieson Greer says the relationship is holding steady. “We have to protect our national security, and we have to protect our economic security,” he says. “We’ve settled into a stable situation with the Chinese, where the United States continues to maintain substantial tariffs The post Greer: U.S. and China relationship is stable appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.