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RealAg Markets: Navigating this spring rally in the wheat market

Real Agriculture

Wheat markets have rallied this spring, creating some selling opportunities for both old and new crop amidst the busyness of seeding and planting. Read More Wheat markets have rallied this spring, creating some selling opportunities for both old and new crop amidst the busyness of seeding and planting.

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Beef Market Update: Volatility in U.S. cattle markets contrasts gains in Canadian fat cattle prices

Real Agriculture

After a decent start of better markets in terms of cash cattle, the futures market ended the week to the down side. Read More After a decent start of better markets in terms of cash cattle, the futures market ended the week to the down side. states and in 33 herds of U.S. dairy cattle. Earlier in the. dairy cattle.

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Beef Market Update: Markets return to seasonal trends

Real Agriculture

Seasonality is a big part of the conversation in this week’s Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. In the last few years, the markets have been trending towards higher prices, however as we start to steady out we are likely to start seeing a little more seasonality return to the cattle. Read More

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Beef Market Update: Steady cattle markets, big carcass weights, and beef import stats

Real Agriculture

There are reasons to feel some sustained optimism in cattle markets right now, as trade is holding steady while feed costs dip slightly, says Anne Wasko in this week’s Beef Market Update. Cattle prices held strong to steady this week in the more northern regions, which is good news, even if trade was quite light. Read More

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Beef Market Update: A fascinating time for price, policy and trade

Real Agriculture

Strong and high prices across the board was the story in the cattle markets this week. Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange highlights that this is the first time she has reported prices at this level on the Beef Market Update. Nebraska markets are steady to Read More In the southern U.S., trade remains steady at $2.01.

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It’s National Farmers Market Week! Support your local farmers market!

Food Politics

USDA has proclaimed August 4 – 10 as National Farmers Market Week. I love farmers markets and I’m glad USDA is trying to promote them. USDA publishes a directory of US farmers markets—7,033 listings. Farmers markets are well worth support. The Farmers Market Coalition provides resources and toolkits.

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Resetting the farm to manage 10-year market plateau

Real Agriculture

Without new demand for corn and soybeans, producers are facing a sideways market plateau that could last 10 years. to $10.40, says University of Illinois farm management professor Gary Read More Without new demand for corn and soybeans, producers are facing a sideways market plateau that could last 10 years.

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