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Export market chatter turned a little more upbeat for corn this week, while soybeans and wheat didn’t show the same spark. Reports indicate U.S. corn export sales improved notably in the latest reporting window, a shift that matters in Montana even though the state isn’t a Corn Belt heavyweight. The reason is simple: export momentum […]
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Reports from national market analysts indicate corn and soybeans moved higher in overnight trade as crude oil continued to rally. That kind of cross-market move can feel far away from a calving pasture in the Bitterroot Valley or a feedyard pen in the Yellowstone Valley, but it has a way of showing up locally—through diesel […]
USDA “flash” export notices don’t always move Montana markets overnight, but they can be an early signal that demand is building in the next marketing year. Reports indicate USDA logged a fresh export sale of U.S. corn to an “unknown destination” in early March, a label that typically means the buyer isn’t publicly identified at […]
USDA daily export reporting has the market’s attention again after reports indicated a fresh “flash sale” of U.S. corn to an unknown destination. These announcements don’t always move prices by themselves, but they can shape trader sentiment—especially when they show up during key planning windows for the next marketing year. For Montana agriculture, the immediate […]
Midweek trading brought more red ink to the grain board, with reports indicating corn and other major grains moved lower during the session. For Montana producers, the day-to-day swings in Chicago don’t always translate directly into local cash prices, but they do shape feed costs, hay demand, and the tone of the cattle market—especially when […]
Montana ranchers don’t need a lecture on corn to feel corn prices. Even in a state where hay, pasture and barley do a lot of the heavy lifting, the national corn balance sheet still leaks into local feed bids, backgrounding budgets and what it costs to finish cattle. That’s why the USDA’s March crop reports—especially […]
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Grain and livestock futures sent a mixed message on March 4, with cattle contracts moving sharply higher while key feed grains drifted lower. Reports indicate April live cattle futures settled at $238.35, up $4.22, and April feeder cattle at $360.75, up $7.45. Meanwhile, May corn was reported at $4.43 3/4, down 2 3/4 cents, and […]