The rally in soybean prices was a big help in moving corn off limit-down levels but the price activity in December corn was also a big factor, Kleist said. Selling eased after midsession, when soybean futures and soybean meal rallied. Market Watch Online email. In addition, the corn crop isn t in the ground and in many areas farmers can t get into their fields to prepare the ground for planting, and given the fact that farmers are expected to plant 90 million acres this year, time is of...

The trade is of course aware that more than 90 million acres of US farmland have been dedicated to corn production in the US this year - the highest acreage total since World War II - but is also mindful of the strong and rising demand story that acquired the hefty acreage number in the first place. The trade is of course aware that more than 90 million acres of US farmland have been dedicated to corn production in the US this year - the highest acreage total since World War II - but is...

Grain and soybean futures finished mostly higher Thursday. LJWorld.com doesn't necessarily condone the comments here, nor does it review every post. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, August live cattle rose 1 cent to 90. As of Thursday s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator Wheat, $5. Edgerton Elevator Wheat, $5. Overbrook Elevator Wheat, $5. Lawrence South Elevator Wheat, $5. Spot nonferrous metal prices Thu.

Stan Schutte also raises hogs, cattle, chicken and eggs, and Ryan Schutte has turkeys in the fall, all of which they plan to begin marketing as organic after they and six other farms open a multi-species processing plant near Mattoon with a retail store for their Family Farms Meats next spring. David Shelton, who raises corn and soybeans conventionally on 700 acres near Bethany, said he admires Schutte's independence from chemical companies - and his success. Stan Schutte also raises hogs,...

The soybean market consolidated Monday's spike to new contract highs with speculative-led selling weighing on prices, analysts said. In the major soybean states, Illinois soybeans were rated 67% good-to-excellent, down one percentage point from last week, and Iowa was up 2 percentage points at 78% Soybeans had become overbought due to dryness in the early part of the growing season, and market participants lightened up positions in the face of the forecasts, a floor trader said. Still,...