While commodity prices have rallied this month, crop margins remain tight with input costs such as fertilizer expected to stay high going into 2027...
Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet says deals generally should be settled in writing, but some handshake deals turn out to be winners for both parties.
While commodity prices have rallied this month, crop margins remain tight with input costs such as fertilizer expected to stay high going into 2027. That could mean asking landlords to lower rents, shifting some acres to flexible leases, or making the decision...
Crude oil futures rebounded Friday as fresh tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and intensifying rhetoric between Washington and Tehran reignited geopolitical supply fears.
Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet says deals generally should be settled in writing, but some handshake deals turn out to be winners for both parties.
Friday looks to be a quiet trading session for reports with no major releases due during trading hours. However, after the close USDA's Economic Research Service will release their monthly commodity outlooks at 2 p.m. CDT. Then at 2:30 p.m. CDT, the CFTC will wrap up the week with the Commitments of Traders report, updating positions as of Tuesday, August 11.
WeatherA string of showers and thunderstorms is found from Nebraska into Ohio early Friday morning, which has been producing heavy rain since the overnight. A smaller system is moving into the Northern Plains, spreading some showers there into the Canadian Prairies. Both zones remain active throughout the day with some concerns for flooding and severe weather in the Midwest.
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