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Shipping Point Vegetable Report - Yakima, WA

USDA - 13 mins ago

YAKIMA Shipping Point Prices as of 23-MAY-2022 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News... (full story)

23 May 2022, Knight Performance & Position Update Trading the Daily & Hourly EMA 9-18

Peter Knight - Peter Knight - 14 mins ago

Sections in this report 1) Performance Update Trading the Daily EMA 9-18 on the primaries2) Performance Update Trading the Hourly EMA 9-183) Simplified trend procedure, the same rules apply for all time periods and market.4) Links to generate and track trades using 60 minutes to monthly data5) Create any allocation... (full story)

Tennessee Cotton: Seedling Burn from Early Post Applications

Ernst Undesser - AgFax - 1 hr 16 mins ago

Weather permitting, this week will be the start of the early POST applications in cotton. These applications are often critical to not only curtail weed competition but to combat thrips […] (full story)

Corn Planting Now 7% Behind Five-Year Average

Sara Schafer - AgWeb - 1 hr 16 mins ago

U.S. corn planting posted another big week. As of May 22, 72% of the crop is planted, up from 49% complete as of May 15. The five-year average for late May is 79% complete. U.S. #corn was 72% planted as of Sunday, ahead of the expected... (full story)

Evening Edition | Monday, May 23, 2022

Agriculture.com - 1 hr 18 mins ago

In tonight’s Evening Edition, catch up on the latest planting season progress across the country, the ethanol mandate, and cost-share programs available for irrigation with nitrogen management. Planting Progress The USDA released its eighth... (full story)

National Sheep Summary

USDA - 1 hr 21 mins ago

SA_LS850 San Angelo, TX Mon May 23, 2022 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Monday, May 23, 2022 Compared to last month in Missouri slaughter lambs not tested. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: Missouri: no test. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime... (full story)

Nebraska: Guidance for Enlist Herbicide Runoff Prevention Label Requirements

Ernst Undesser - AgFax - 1 hr 22 mins ago

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has shared a document on its website providing runoff mitigation guidance to users of the herbicides Enlist One and Enlist Duo. (full story)

Indiana Corn: Control of “Volunteer” Corn in a Replant Situation

Ernst Undesser - AgFax - 1 hr 27 mins ago

Due to the cold wet weather we experienced in late April and early May, corn planted in April has struggled to emerge in many areas of the state. There are […] (full story)

Cattle Bounce on Monday

Alan Brugler - Barchart - 1 hr 29 mins ago

The nearby summer cattle contracts were up triple digits as the back months gained 47 to 95 cents. The Board has sold off in the two weeks ahead of the Cattle on Feed report, and “bought the fact” once the bearish numbers were out. USDA confirmed very limited $138 cash... (full story)

Triple Digit Strength for hog Market

Alan Brugler - Barchart - 1 hr 29 mins ago

Lean hog futures ended the day $1.15 to $2.05 in the black. Monday morning’s National Average Base Hog price for Monday afternoon was $106.25 after a $6.72 drop. CME’s Lean Hog Index for 5/19 is up 80 cents to $101.17. The monthly Cold Storage report showed pork stocks were 530.244m... (full story)

Wide Range for Monday Cotton

Alan Brugler - Barchart - 1 hr 29 mins ago

Old crop July cotton traded within a +4 cent range to start the week, and December printed a 350 point range. Ultimately futures went home mostly mid-range on 48 to 133 point gains, with new crops the stronger. NASS reported cotton planting reached 54% completion as of 5/22. That was... (full story)

Soy Fades into New Week

Alan Brugler - Barchart - 1 hr 29 mins ago

Soybeans were down 18 1/4 cents in July at the close, though by the ’23 contracts losses firmed to 2 1/4 for Jan to a 1/4 cent gain in May. July beans were still a $1.68 premium to Nov, while the Nov to Jan has a 3 1/4 cent carry.... (full story)

Monday Gains for Corn Futures

Alan Brugler - Barchart - 1 hr 29 mins ago

Monday corn prices recovered 5 1/2 to 7 3/4 cents to start the new week of trading. The new crops’ discount grew to 47 1/4 cents July to December. Past December, the new crop futures have a 3 cent carry to March, before a 2 cent inverse March to May... (full story)

Wheat Prices Rally Back on Monday

Alan Brugler - Barchart - 1 hr 29 mins ago

Wheat traded back higher by double digits after last week’s pullback from the fresh highs. On Monday, Chicago wheat futures ended 21 1/4 to 25 cents higher. KC HRW closed with 23 3/4 to 24 1/4 cent gains. MPLS spring wheats went home with 18 to 19 1/4 cent gains.... (full story)

Shipping Point Fruit Report, Import s - Miami, FL

USDA - 1 hr 30 mins ago

MIAMI Shipping Point Prices as of 23-MAY-2022 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)

Shipping Point Vegetable Report, Import s - Miami, FL

USDA - 1 hr 30 mins ago

MIAMI Shipping Point Prices as of 23-MAY-2022 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)

Georgia Peanuts: It’s “Cracking” Time Again

Ernst Undesser - AgFax - 1 hr 34 mins ago

Many peanut growers are in the field right now making “cracking” applications of paraquat (whether they really need it or not?). I always get tons of questions about product use […] (full story)

Kansas: Lane County Designated Natural Disaster Area to Drought

Ernst Undesser - AgFax - 1 hr 41 mins ago

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. […] (full story)

Texas: 9 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Drought

Ernst Undesser - AgFax - 1 hr 45 mins ago

Florida Cotton: Study Aims to Improve Nitrogen Rate Guidelines

Ernst Undesser - AgFax - 1 hr 48 mins ago

Great news for all of our Florida cotton producers: the nitrogen (N) rate project has started! The UF/IFAS cotton recommendation is 60 units of nitrogen, which has been argued by […] (full story)

NGFA Supports Proposed Revisions to STB Emergency Service Rules

Grainnet - 1 hr 56 mins ago

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Ukrainian Spring Wheat Planting Nearly Finished; Wheat Conditions in France Worsen

Ernst Undesser - AgFax - 1 hr 56 mins ago

Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported yesterday that, “Ukrainian farmers have almost completed the sowing of spring wheat for the 2022 harvest and the overall rate of this year’s spring crop sowing is 25% lower than at […] (full story)

Mississippi: 3 Agronomic Scout Schools in June

Ernst Undesser - AgFax - 2 hrs 3 mins ago

The Mississippi State Row Crop Team will be hosting three scout schools in 2022. The program will cover insects, disease, fertility, and agronomy. These events are free of charge, and […] (full story)

Tennessee planting update: soybeans 53% and cotton 78% planted

Meghan Grebner - Brownfield Ag News - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

Hot and dry weather helped farmers play catch-up on planting this past week. Eastern Tennessee farmer Don Holbert tells Brownfield they were slow to start. “We couldn’t get the weather to warm up or the fields to dry out,” he says. ... (full story)

Top Farmer Closing Commentary 05-23-2022

Matt Strelow - Total Farm Marketing - 2 hrs 6 mins ago

TFM Cash+ Take the Stress Out of Your Marketing Strategy. No hedge account. No margin calls. Just comprehensive, common-sense guidance at a great value. Learn more: https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com/tfm-cash-plus/ CORN HIGHLIGHTS: Corn futures closed higher today after last week's disappointing trade. Export inspections exceeded analyst expectations, the value of ethanol and distiller’s... (full story)

Mississippi Corn: Soil Moisture Status and Irrigation Initiation – Podcast

Ernst Undesser - AgFax - 2 hrs 7 mins ago

Drew and Erick visit with Tom and Jason from the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville about initiation of irrigation in corn. We recorded this on Friday, May 13 when […] (full story)

Growing pains for double crop insurance

Will Robinson - Brownfield Ag News - 2 hrs 9 mins ago

Possible expansion of double crop insurance could have growing pains for farmers double cropping for the first time. University of Illinois ag economist Gary Schnitkey says while expanding the double crop insurance area ‘may’ be good… “If you... (full story)

Arkansas crops: 90% rice and 74% cotton planted

Meghan Grebner - Brownfield Ag News - 2 hrs 10 mins ago

Another decent week of weather helped Arkansas farmers make big strides in planting pace. Corn planting is 98% complete with 90% of the crop emerged. Seventy-seven percent is rated good to excellent. Rice planting is 90% complete, with... (full story)

Chart of the Day: EXXON has Room to Go

Jim Van Meerten - Barchart - 2 hrs 13 mins ago

The Chart of the Day belongs to the major oil company Exxon Mobil (XOM). I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening function to find the stocks with the highest Weighted Alpha and technical buy signals then sorted that list by the most frequent number of new highs in... (full story)

Additional funds aid efforts to remove feral hogs from Arkansas

Meghan Grebner - Brownfield Ag News - 2 hrs 15 mins ago

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has been awarded additional funds to help with feral hog eradication efforts across the state. The $650,000 in federal funding was part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. Arkansas... (full story)

Soybean planting still slow in South Dakota

Mark Dorenkamp - Brownfield Ag News - 2 hrs 15 mins ago

Corn and soybean planting continues to lag in South Dakota. USDA’s latest crop report says corn is 62 percent planted, compared to the five-year average of 71 percent. Emergence is 11 percent, well behind 33 percent normally. For soybeans,... (full story)

Wholesale Market Asian F&V Report - Detroit, MI

USDA - 2 hrs 16 mins ago