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Wednesday, May 21, 2025 5:12PM CDT The National Grain and Feed Association said expanding futures trading hours, potentially to 24 hours a day, seven days per week, would dilute market liquidity, create staffing and compliance burdens, and generate a disconnect between cash and futures markets.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 4:32PM CDT As farmers anticipate the release of a report by the Make America Healthy Again Commission, they are fearful that the report could ultimately threaten their operations.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:17AM CDT Holiday-shortened weeks always throw a kink into the market's normal trading rhythm; but with some technical and fundamental pushback at hand, the market will likely remain hesitant to move much higher until after the Memorial Day weekend.
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Pam Smith
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Summer heat puts corn on a fast track. Knowing when to take a closer look can help avoid yield roadblocks.
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Harrington's Sort & Cull
John Harrington
DTN Livestock Analyst
Monday, May 19, 2025 3:30PM CDT
With packers having built up some supply during the last three weeks, and with the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, it's likely fed cash cattle prices could trade steady this week.
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South America Calling
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Soil moisture is below normal in many of Brazil's safrinha corn growing areas. A drier outlook for April puts that corn crop at a higher risk of drought and damage.
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Editor Emeritus
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Canadian Markets
Cliff Jamieson
Canadian Grains Analyst
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The soybean market is sure to see increased weather-related volatility in the year ahead following a much-lower-than-expected new-crop ending-stocks estimate.
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Greg D. Horstmeier
DTN Editor-in-Chief
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DTN Market Headlines
July corn is up 3/4 cent per bushel, July soybeans are up 5 1/4 cents, July KC wheat is up 3 1/4 cents, July Chicago wheat is up 3 1/2 cents and July Minneapolis wheat is up 1 3/4 cents.
Cattle futures did not provide much excitement Tuesday as traders are uncertain over the strength of cash and the upcoming Cattle on Feed report. Hogs followed a similar pattern with futures mixed at the close. There was limited volatility in deferred contracts.
 
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