Too Much Meat & Wheat

USDA Shows Grain Surplus On Friday, the USDA released its quarterly grain stockpile estimates, tallying U.S. inventories of corn, wheat and soybeans. Nationwide wheat stockpiles on September 1 were higher than expected, surpassing 2.5 billion…

Cattle Lunge Lower

After showing signs of life recently, the cattle market turned sharply lower at the end of the week, plunging on Friday. The drop came as U.S. beef prices fell to a three-year low, according to…

Oats Drift Down

Oats, which are one the cheapest of all commodities traded in the U.S., have continued to decline in value since making a record high back in 2014. The long fall, which began at $6.00 per…

Pork Market Grinds Lower

Hog prices continued their collapse lower this week, with the most-active December hog contract falling under 49 cents per pound, the lowest price since 2009. Additionally, market watchers are worried about hog weights; the average…