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This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. The week of Thanksgiving is always fun in the grain markets because we typically have thin volume, which can mean a lack of liquidity if there is a big market-moving headline. Also, first notice day for December […]

As the end of 2025 approaches, it’s time to start looking ahead to the new year. Naomi Bloh (Bloom), the senior market advisor with Total Farm Marketing, spoke during a presentation at the 2025 National Association of Farm Broadcasters Convention in Kansas City. She said 2025 has been an interesting year in the U.S. corn […]

This is the time of year for farmers to begin prepping for an operating line of credit for 2026. Austin Peiffer, an associate attorney with Ag and Business Legal Strategies in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says lenders will want to see, among other things, a cash flow projection for next year. “What are you going to […]

Every year, volunteer shoppers from the American Farm Bureau Federation help determine the average cost of feeding ten people for a Thanksgiving meal. Faith Parum, an economist with AFBF, said consumers should expect some slight relief at the grocery store. “According to our volunteer shoppers, the average cost of Thanksgiving for ten people is about […]

Last week’s WASDE Report provided both production changes as well as demand changes, but they may have been disappointing for some who were hoping for good news. Rich Nelson of Allendale says the corn number were disappointing. “For our corn side of things, we saw yield declines in this case just 0.7 bushels, 186 bushels […]

At the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s annual strategic planning conference, the organization elected Jay Theiler as the new chair.  The executive vice president for corporate affairs for Agri Beef Company in Boise, Idaho, says his priorities in the coming year won’t deviate from the great groundwork laid by USMEF. “We’re going to need to continue […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. This market has a way of making everyone feel foolish. After Monday’s blistering trade to new highs in soybeans, I wrote that I was surprised to see such a huge reaction to a few cargoes of soybeans. […]

It seems like only yesterday that we were starting the month of November, and now we are one week away from Thanksgiving. It gives us a chance to look at the progress report here out in the Carolinas. As far as temperature and the Drought Monitor, we’ve got state assistant climatologist Corey Davis here. Corey, […]

The Swine Health Information Center’s Wean-to-Finish Biosecurity Initiative focuses on strengthening biosecurity practices from weaning through marketing. Dr. Lisa Becton, SHIC (Shick) associate director, stated that the effort is a collaborative partnership among the National Pork Board, the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, and SHIC — all working together to help producers reduce disease […]

Anticipation derived from USDA’s first set of crop production and commodity supply and demand estimates since September. The November edition revealed findings that were not necessarily a surprise, as Patrick Boyle, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, reported for this year’s core crop: “A record high. 186 bushels per acre is down four-tenths of a percent, […]