Boots and Bushels Podcast

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Your daily look at the markets feeding America.  Farm news and weather.  Crop prices, beef and dairy cow prices

  1. Farm Markets Under Pressure: Oil Surges, Fertilizer Risk, Storms Hit the Corn Belt

    MAR 12

    Farm Markets Under Pressure: Oil Surges, Fertilizer Risk, Storms Hit the Corn Belt

    Send a text Corn and soybean futures moved higher today while cattle markets slipped, and crude oil surged nearly five dollars. That combination is raising new questions for farmers as spring planting approaches. In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down the market forces moving agriculture right now: stronger soybean prices after South American production concerns, rising crude oil tied to geopolitical tension, and a growing fertilizer risk tied to global shipping and supply chains. Weather is also becoming a factor across major farm regions. Severe storms, heavy rain, and sharp temperature swings are slowing fieldwork in parts of the Midwest and could shape early spring planting conditions. At the same time, tight cattle supplies continue to support the long-term outlook for the livestock sector even as futures pulled lower today. We cover everything producers need to know:    •   Corn, soybean, wheat, and oats market moves    •   Live cattle, feeder cattle, and hog futures    •   Crude oil and input cost pressure    •   Severe weather affecting farm country    •   Global headlines impacting agriculture Boots & Bushels is your daily look at the markets that feed America. If you want daily updates on the markets that feed America, subscribe to Boots & Bushels. ag markets today grain market outlook cattle market outlook livestock market update feeder cattle futures farm margins farm news corn futures today soybean futures today wheat futures today crude oil agriculture impact fertilizer prices farmers midwest farming weather agriculture news today boots and bushels podcast

    12 min

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Your daily look at the markets feeding America.  Farm news and weather.  Crop prices, beef and dairy cow prices