New USDA planting and acreage information is once again rippling through grain markets, and reports indicate it’s creating short-lived pricing windows for…
USDA planting reports have a way of jolting grain markets, even for producers a long way from the Corn Belt. This week’s…
USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report is one of those market events that can move prices fast, even though it’s built on producer…
Soybean futures moved higher after a USDA acreage estimate that came in toward the low end of what many analysts were expecting,…
Grain markets started the day on a softer note as traders positioned ahead of fresh USDA numbers. Reports indicate corn futures were…
New federal numbers suggest the U.S. is sitting on a very large pile of corn heading into spring—bigger than what’s typically available…
Grain markets were on the defensive heading into the next round of USDA data, with reports indicating corn futures were pressing toward…
Corn and soybean futures finished lower to end the week, according to market reports, giving back some earlier gains and keeping a…
USDA export “flash sales” don’t mention Montana, but they can still move the numbers that matter here: feed costs, basis levels, and…
Corn and soybean futures were reported higher in overnight trade as markets positioned ahead of scheduled USDA reports. That kind of pre-report…
Corn and soybean futures finished lower at week’s end, according to reports from national market coverage. The pullback follows a stretch of…
Montana producers are heading into one of those late-June windows when a single USDA number can move markets fast. Reports indicate corn…
Grain markets are heading into another high-volatility stretch, and that matters in Montana even if you don’t raise an acre of corn…
Fresh numbers out of USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed report are giving the cattle trade something to chew on as spring work…
New USDA Cattle on Feed numbers suggest U.S. feedlots brought in more cattle than a year ago while shipping fewer out. That…
Reports indicate cattle futures moved lower going into the end of the week as traders waited for clearer signals from cash trade…
USDA’s latest supply-and-demand update kept projected U.S. ending stocks for corn, soybeans, and wheat essentially unchanged from the previous month, according to…
USDA daily export reporting has the market’s attention again after reports indicated a fresh “flash sale” of U.S. corn to an unknown…
Montana ranchers don’t need a lecture on corn to feel corn prices. Even in a state where hay, pasture and barley do…
Montana producers don’t plant much corn compared to the Midwest, but corn prices still reach into every corner of the state—from feed…
Crop news can feel like it’s written for the Corn Belt, but the ripple effects reach Montana fast—through input prices, grain bids,…
Montana growers don’t need a Wall Street terminal to feel the ripple effects of national crop news. A few pages in a…