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The USDA is projecting higher U.S. cotton and rice ending stocks. Rice ending stocks for the current marketing year are now seen at 33.1 million hundredweight, 1 million more than in January, with a cut in exports mostly canceling out a lower... (full story)


The Biden administration’s updated Waters of the United States rule continues to come under fire.  During his testimony on Wednesday, Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins told the House Subcommittee on Water that the Waters of the... (full story)


ATLANTA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


ATLANTA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


ATLANTA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


ATLANTA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


ATLANTA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


ATLANTA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


ATLANTA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


MD_DA997 CME Group - Daily Cash Trading - Week to Date Report 6 - Released on February 8, 2023 CME Group, CHICAGO, IL Daily Cash Trading on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ... (full story)


Direct cash cattle trade activity remains quiet.  Bids have yet to surface.  Asking prices are at $161 to $162 live in the South, while not established in the North.  While packer inquiry is expected to improve as the day progresses, it is quite... (full story)


MD_DA800 Cheese - CME Group - Cash Trading Report 6 - Released on February 8, 2023 CME Group, CHICAGO, IL Daily Cash Cheese Trading on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 (Carlot Unit = 40,000-44,000 lbs.) ... (full story)


MD_DA600 Nonfat Dry Milk - CME Group - Cash Trading Report 6 - Released on February 8, 2023 CME Group, CHICAGO, IL Daily Cash Nonfat Dry Milk Trading on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 (Carlot Unit = 41,000-45,000 lbs.) ... (full story)


MD_DA400 Butter - CME Group - Cash Trading Report 6 - Released on February 8, 2023 CME Group, CHICAGO, IL Daily Cash Butter Trading on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 (Carlot Unit = 40,000-43,000 lbs.) ... (full story)


Unusual activity in ConocoPhillips' long-dated options shows institutional investors are taking advantage of a very profitable short-put income play in this profitable oil and gas stock. (full story)
COP: 99.36 (+0.11)


REPORTING OFFICE: EL CENTRO FEB 08 2023 DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS AND IMPORTS OF ORNAMENTAL CROPS FOR FEB 07 2023 ... (full story)


Brownfield’s Carah Hart will be on the ground in Jefferson City for the Missouri Farm Bureau Legislative Briefing February 27 & 28, 2023. ...         (full story)


Brownfield’s Carah Hart will cover the Missouri Farm Bureau YF&R Conference February 10, 2023 at the Lake of the Ozarks. ...         (full story)


An agronomist recommends split-applying nitrogen to maximize fertilizer efficiency. Andrew Penney with DEKALB Asgrow says the concept is proving effective. “Depending on when you do it and what you use as far as anhydrous versus 32 percent... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: SEATTLE FEB 08 2023 DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS AND IMPORTS OF ORNAMENTAL CROPS FOR FEB 07 2023 ... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: SAN FRANCISCO FEB 08 2023 DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS AND IMPORTS OF ORNAMENTAL CROPS FOR FEB 07 2023 ... (full story)


Cotton futures are trading with midday losses of 32 to 96 points. The March contract is about 40 points off its low through midday, but was also in the red prior to the report. The cash average price was left at 83 cents. USDA made essentially no changes to the... (full story)


The hog market is gaining ground so far. The summer months are leading the way with triple digit gains, as Feb and April are up by 70-75 cents so far. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was $3.23 higher to $75.45. The CME Lean Hog Index was $73.51 on 2/06,... (full story)
HEJ23: 75.600 (-0.850), HEM23: 91.125 (-0.475), KMJ23: 81.450s (-0.400)


Wednesday’s cattle trade has price mixed within 25 cents of UNCH through midday. The in-delivery Feb contract is higher so far, but the other front months are lightly red. The Wednesday FCE auction sold 1 pen of 212 TX steers for $159, with the rest going unsold between $158-159 bids... (full story)
LEJ23: 167.975 (+0.425), LEM23: 161.625 (+0.625), LEQ23: 160.825 (+0.475), LEY00: 163.000s (unch), GFJ23: 200.950 (+1.050), GFK23: 205.700 (+1.250)


Front month wheat quotes are in the black after a quiet USDA report. Chicago prices are 5 3/4 to 8 3/4 cents higher so far. KC HRW futures are trading with midday gains of 3 3/4 to 8 cents. Spring wheat quotes are up by as much as 9 cents,... (full story)
ZWK23: 684-6 (-7-4), ZWN23: 697-0 (-7-4), ZWPAES.CM: 6.2407 (-0.1204), KEK23: 865-4 (-6-0), KEPAWS.CM: 8.3075 (-0.0605), MWK23: 885-4 (+5-6)


Soybeans sold off hard after the USDA numbers came out, got a good dead cat bounce, and are now drifting lower. Going into the report, beans were mostly mixed within a penny of UNCH, but March was up by a nickel. Soymeal futures are higher by $1.70 to $2.40/ton. BO... (full story)
ZSK23: 1506-4 (+32-0), ZSPAUS.CM: 14.7525 (+0.3066), ZSN23: 1475-0 (+28-0), ZSQ23: 1421-6 (+21-0)


The report reaction has corn futures working a penny to 4 3/4 cents in the black so far through midday. Going into the report, the corn market was fractionally mixed. The cash average price forecast for corn was UNCH at $6.70. USDA reduced their ethanol draw in the corn balance... (full story)
ZCK23: 658-2 (+8-6), ZCPAUS.CM: 6.6334 (+0.0765), ZCN23: 632-2 (+5-0), ZCU23: 574-2 (-2-4)


REPORTING OFFICE: DALLAS FEB 08 2023 DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS AND IMPORTS OF ORNAMENTAL CROPS FOR FEB 07 2023 ... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: CHICAGO FEB 08 2023 DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS AND IMPORTS OF ORNAMENTAL CROPS FOR FEB 07 2023 ... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON FEB 08 2023 DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS AND IMPORTS OF ORNAMENTAL CROPS FOR FEB 07 2023 ... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: YAKIMA FEB 08 2023 TRUCK, AIR, BOAT AND IMPORT SHIPMENTS FOR: TUE FEB 07 2023 *MODE IS TRUCK... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: YAKIMA FEB 08 2023 TRUCK, AIR, BOAT AND IMPORT SHIPMENTS FOR: TUE FEB 07 2023 * MODE IS TRUCK UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ... (full story)


PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: BENTON HARBOR FEB 08 2023 TRUCK, AIR, BOAT AND IMPORT SHIPMENTS FOR: TUE FEB 07 2023 *MODE IS TRUCK... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: BENTON HARBOR FEB 08 2023 TRUCK, AIR, BOAT AND IMPORT SHIPMENTS FOR: TUE FEB 07 2023 * MODE IS TRUCK UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ... (full story)


BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


The USDA lowered 2023 pork and broiler production estimates while raising beef and leaving turkey unchanged. Beef production is expected to be 26.495 billion pounds, 50 million more than in January on a higher first quarter slaughter guess against... (full story)


BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


BOSTON Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: MIAMI FEB 08 2023 DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS AND IMPORTS OF ORNAMENTAL CROPS FOR FEB 07 2023 ... (full story)


USDA released today the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.  2022/2023 U.S. Ending Stocks The WASDE report pegged the U.S. 2022/2023 corn ending stocks at 1.267 billion bushels. This is above the trade’s... (full story)


PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 08-FEB-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


After record-high profits for American farmers in 2022, farm expenses are expected to increase and farm income to decrease mildly throughout this year.  READ MORE: A tougher financial road ahead for farmers The Economic Research Service... (full story)


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