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A University of Wisconsin researcher says farm data might be going to people that shouldn’t have it.  Bill Oehmichan tells Brownfield a lot of farm data is being gathered by combines, milkers, drones, and other machines.  He says farmers may own the data, but it’s being shared to input providers,...

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Weak Exports, Stagnant cash markets send prices lower

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -1.39%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.89%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down -1.16%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Wheat posted gains across the three exchanges on the Thursday session. Chicago SRW futures were 8 to 9 cents in the greens at the close. KC HRW futures led the charge to the upside, 13 to 15 cents higher on the session. MPLS spring wheat was back up 9 to...

Lean hog futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 87 cents to $2.50. The Thursday afternoon national average base hog negotiated price from the USDA was reported at $89.15, down $2.49 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 7 cents from the previous day...

Corn futures rallied back on Thursday, with contracts closing 4 to 5 cents higher in the nearbys. Contracts closed off the highs, but still clawed back some of the Wednesday losses. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 4 1/2 cents at $4.27 3/4. This morning’s Export Sales...

Lean hog futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 87 cents to $2.50. The Thursday afternoon national average base hog negotiated price from the USDA was reported at $89.15, down $2.49 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 7 cents from the previous day...

Cotton futures saw a pull back on Thursday, with contracts closing with losses of 30 to 50 points in the nearbys. Crude oil futures closed Thursday down $0.90/barrel to provide some pressure, with the US dollar index up $0.168 on the day. USDA’s Export Sales report showed a total of...