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Author: Jason

  • Soybeans Lead Broad Grain Rally Tuesday

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    Closing Markets for Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 December corn settled at $5.46, up 8 1/4 cents. November soybeans settled at $13.17 3/4, up 29 3/4 cents. December Chicago wheat settled at $7.82 1/2, up 8 1/2 cents. December Kansas City hard red winter wheat settled at $8.45 1/4, up 7 1/2 cents. October live cattle…

  • R-CALF Pushes for Beef Origin Labels After Import Move

    R-CALF Pushes for Beef Origin Labels After Import Move

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    WASHINGTON — R-CALF USA is renewing its call for mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef following a White House move designed to bring additional foreign beef into the U.S. market and ease pressure on consumer prices. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Aug. 26 allowing as much as 300,000 metric tons of additional lean beef trimmings…

  • Opening Markets: Soybeans and Wheat Push Higher

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    Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 Grain futures are mixed in overnight trade as September begins, with soybeans and wheat moving higher while corn is nearly steady. Corn: December corn is trading at $5.37 1/2, down 1/2 cent in overnight trade. Corn is holding near Monday’s close after crop condition ratings slipped to end August. Soybeans: November…

  • Opening Markets: Grains Mixed to Start September

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    The Ranch Opening Markets | Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Grain trade is mixed early Tuesday as September begins, with corn easing from Monday’s three-year highs, soybeans nearly steady and wheat under renewed pressure. Livestock futures have not opened for the day, so the cattle and hog figures below are Monday’s verified settlements. Corn: December corn…

  • Hogs Rally as Wheat Slides Monday

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    Closing Markets for Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 December corn settled at $5.37 3/4, up 1 1/2 cents. November soybeans settled at $12.88, unchanged. December Chicago wheat settled at $7.74, down 10 cents. December Kansas City hard red winter wheat settled at $8.38, down 6 1/4 cents. October live cattle settled at $212.675, up 95 cents.…

  • Closing Markets: Hogs Rally as Wheat Retreats

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    Monday, August 31, 2026 Monday trade finished mixed across the grain complex while livestock futures moved higher. Corn: December corn settled at $5.37 3/4 per bushel, up 1 1/4 cents. Corn held onto a modest gain as traders balanced strong speculative interest against expectations for a large U.S. crop. Soybeans: November soybeans finished at $12.88,…