Author: Jason
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Cattle Surge While Wheat Slips Monday
Closing Markets for Monday, Sept. 14, 2026 December corn settled at $5.33 1/4, up 3 cents. November soybeans settled at $13.04 1/4, up 7 3/4 cents. December Chicago wheat settled at $7.22, down 3 1/4 cents. December Kansas City hard red winter wheat settled at $7.92 1/2, down 6 cents. October live cattle settled at…
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Opening Markets: Grains Reset After USDA Report
The Ranch Opening Markets — Monday, Sept. 14, 2026 Monday’s opening update begins with the latest verified grain quotes and Friday livestock settlements. Grain trade is digesting USDA’s September report after soybeans and wheat took the heaviest pressure Friday. Corn: December corn is $5.30 1/4, down 3 1/2 cents in the latest verified quote. USDA…
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Soybeans Sink as Cattle Rally Friday
Closing Markets for Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 December corn settled at $5.30 1/4, down 3 1/2 cents. November soybeans settled at $12.96 1/2, down 35 3/4 cents. December Chicago wheat settled at $7.25 1/4, down 16 cents. December Kansas City HRW wheat settled at $7.98 1/2, down 20 1/4 cents. October live cattle settled at…
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Record Diesel Prices Squeeze Farmers at Harvest
U.S. farmers are heading into harvest with another major input cost moving sharply against them. The national average price for diesel climbed to a record $5.94 per gallon Wednesday, adding significant expense just as combines, tractors and grain trucks begin running long hours across the Corn Belt. Diesel prices are now about 61% higher than…
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Opening Markets: Grains Await USDA Report
The Ranch Opening Markets — Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 Grain markets head into Friday focused squarely on USDA’s September supply and demand report due later this morning. The latest verified grain pricing available before publication is Thursday’s close; no Friday quote is being presented as current where it could not be independently verified. Corn: December…
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Soybeans Lead Broad Market Rally Thursday
Closing Markets for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 December corn settled at $5.33 3/4, up 6 cents. November soybeans settled at $13.32 1/4, up 22 3/4 cents. December Chicago wheat settled at $7.41 1/4, up 12 1/2 cents. December Kansas City HRW wheat settled at $8.18 3/4, up 12 1/2 cents. October live cattle settled at…