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  • Cattle futures higher to start the week
    by Meghan Grebner on March 18, 2024 at 8:11 pm

    At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up ahead of the week’s direct business.  April live cattle closed $1.32 higher at $188.57 and June lives closed $1.80 higher at $185.40.  April feeder cattle closed $2.97 higher at $255.10 and May feeders closed $3.12 higher at $259.12.  Direct cash cattle trade activity was typically quiet for a Monday.  Showlists are mixed this week, higher in Texas, but lower in Kansas and Nebraska/Colorado.   ...     

  • Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 18, 2024
    by Meghan Grebner on March 18, 2024 at 8:03 pm

    May corn closed at $4.36, down 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $11.87 and 3/4 and 1/4, down 10 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $331.90, down $2.80May soybean oil closed at 48.70, down 72 pointsMay wheat closed at $5.42 and 3/4, up 14 and 1/4 centsApr. live cattle closed at $188.57, up $1.32Apr. feeder cattle closed at $255.10, up $2.97Apr. lean hogs closed at $86.82, down $.10Apr. ...     

  • Mild winter leads to certain insect concerns this spring
    by Jared White on March 18, 2024 at 7:59 pm

    The lack of a deep freeze this winter has an agronomist concerned about overwintering pests. Matt Montgomery with Pioneer tells Brownfield… “If we’re talking about something like alfalfa weevil, that overwinters here, then yep.”  He says, “Very interestingly, at the end of February, people were beginning to send me pictures of alfalfa weevil chewing on alfalfa.” In corn… “Other overwintering insects like corn flea beetle, first generation corn borer, those we would see a little bit increased potential from just because survival is going to be that much better,” he says. ...     

  • Ag Labor Working Group report highlights urgent issues with H-2A
    by Nicole Heslip on March 18, 2024 at 7:52 pm

    A U.S. House Ag Committee member says there needs to be a sense of urgency to pass short-term solutions addressing H-2A guest worker costs. Rick Crawford of Arkansas serves as a co-chair on the committee’s Agricultural Labor Working Group. “If you’re a farmer or an ag producer in any capacity that relies on the H2A program, time is of the essence because it’s costing more and more every day,” he says. ...     

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