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Ag Marketing IQ: Corn and soybean futures rose on crude oil gains and geopolitical tensions. Coming into next week’s USDA reports, farmers face volatile markets and shifting price ratios. At a …

Beef on Dairy Boom Drives Record Calf Market – Beef on dairy now represents 13 percent of the feeder cattle supply. CIH Hedging Risk Management Advisor Mark Newman is seeing that …

Ag Marketing IQ: Weather writes the story for the safrinha crop, or second crop, which is the primary competitor for U.S. corn. Watch closely. Markets remain extremely volatile amid the ongoing …

Ag Marketing IQ In Depth: This month’s grain market rebound, largely driven by global uncertainty, may be brief. Here’s how farmers can manage risk and reward rallies in volatile conditions.   …

Ag Marketing IQ: Ukraine, Argentina, and Brazil could dent U.S. corn demand, but to make an impact, more than one country would have to increase production, lower prices, and make favorable …

Ag Marketing IQ: Whether a bear or a bull, marketing tools can help farmers sell now to capture the rally while staying open to higher price opportunities, but protecting your floor. …

Ag Marketing IQ: USDA corn supply and demand numbers reveal the potential for a pattern similar to late 2024 and January 2025, which led to a rally. If that happens again, …

Ag Marketing IQ: Volatility in grain markets is the new normal. Learn how futures and options can help secure profits, manage risks, and keep opportunities open. In today’s grain markets, volatility …

Ag Marketing IQ: Farmers must maintain focus on harvest and the future crop to keep a door open to higher grain prices and protect themselves from lower corn and soybean prices. …

Ag Marketing IQ: Farmers with grain in on-farm storage have three options to capture the carry, additional opportunities to re-own the crop to grab a future price rally and plenty of …