Elaine Kub

Hay's complex commodity market is reflecting the muddle of 2019's weather -- there was no shortage of forage this summer, but there were challenging conditions to harvest and transport the...

The global number of animals consuming soybean meal has taken a major hit. Pork supply in China was actually abundant in recent months during the pre-emptive swine herd culls, but higher pork prices are finally starting to appear...

Wheat prices are notably low and spring wheat harvest is notably slow, but this is a market that typically shows no seasonal influence, especially when those late harvesters are eventually bringing in heavy yields.

Questions remain about the crop acreage numbers that underpin official supply projections -- especially about how many "planted" acres will ultimately be harvested for grain.

Living through the 2019 growing season may feel absolutely unique in history, but in terms of the ultimate data points that will go on the history books, lower corn yields could seem like nothing more than a blip.

Nearby lean hog contracts extended their rally late in Wednesday's session with gains of $2.95 in the August contract. Live cattle and feeder cattle, meanwhile, pulled back with modest losses.

Although commercial corn basis bids have strengthened considerably over the past six weeks to historically significant levels, the flat prices being bid to farmers may still not be compelling for many.