U.S. milk futures are nearing a nine-month high, with prices approaching 17 cents per pound. For U.S. dairy farmers, low-cost corn and soybeans, along with high-value milk, present a golden opportunity, but trouble may be…
Cheapest Thanksgiving in Five Years
A traditional Thanksgiving feast for 10 should be under $5 per person this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. Prices fell from last year especially for turkey, which is dropping due to low…
Sugar Market Extra Sweet
Sugar rushed toward a six-month high on Friday, topping 15.4 cents per pound. The market has sweetened as investors buy sugar on fears of a supply shortfall in Brazil, the world’s largest producer. Poor weather…
Corn Yields Reach New Record
Despite hot and dry weather this summer, U.S. corn yields hit a new record high this year at 175.4 bushels per acre, according to Thursday’s update from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Crop yields have…