Top 5 Things to Watch
We'll watch for what will affect agriculture after the U.S.-China trade meeting, and see how the cattle market reacts to the reopening of another entry point with Mexico the week of Sept. 20
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Big Packers Appeal Beef-Fixing Class
Three large beef packers asked the Eighth Circuit to overturn the certification of a nationwide cattle producer class seeking $9 billion in a price-fixing case.
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An Urban's Rural View
The Federal Reserve is now raising rates, not lowering them, and supply-and-demand fundamentals may keep rates higher.
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Landwatch Weekly
Recent Sales Results From Marion County, Illinois; Wright County, Iowa; Marion County, Kansas; and Pope County, Minnesota
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Diesel Costs Cut into Corn, Soy Rallies
Nebraska farmers enter harvest facing record diesel prices and rising input costs that are eroding higher crop prices. Nebraska Farm Bureau warns of mounting losses, tax pressures and continued volatility heading into 2027.
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EIA Weekly Ethanol Report
U.S. ethanol output steady as inventories climb sharply.
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McBee Freed More Than 1 Year Early
Reality TV star and Missouri farmer Steven A. McBee Sr. was released early from federal prison after a crop insurance fraud conviction, as a related asset-transfer lawsuit continues.
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Ag Interest Rate
| DTN Ag Interest Rate Snapshot | ||
| TODAY | - LAST YEAR | |
| as of: | 9/18/26 | 9/18/25 |
| BENCHMARKS | ||
| Prime Rate | 6.75 | 8.25 |
| 30-Day Libor | 5.19 | |
| 1-Year Libor | 5.91 | |
| 10-Yr. Treasury | 4.98 | 3.73 |
| CCC Loan Rate | 5.000 | 5.750 |
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