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In this week’s Soil Health Hotline, a partnership with Sound Agriculture and Brownfield Ag News, Sound Agriculture’s Agronomy Manager Rich Haynes says there are ways to improve nutrient use in corn. ... (full story)


TV_LS100 Thomasville, GA Tue Nov 28, 2023 USDA-GA Dept Ag Market News Atlanta Information for AP Cattle and Calves: At Georgia auction markets on Monday medium and large 1-2 400-500 lb feeder steers sold at 230.00 to 234.00; 500-600 lbs 220.00 to 236.00. At Alabama... (full story)


Across the Corn Belt, snow showers linger downwind of the Great Lakes, following a weekend storm system that produced accumulating snow from the lower Missouri Valley into parts of the Great Lakes region.  In areas where snow remains on the ground, final harvest efforts are on hold.  However, the snow... (full story)


War has limited impact on world grain and oilseed output (full story)


The Russell 2000 is up less than 3% year-to-date, one-seventh the performance of the S&P 500. However, it’s been identical in the past month, which suggests a run to 2,000 for the Russell 2000 is not out of the question. (full story)


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BOSTON Ornamental Terminal Prices as of 28-NOV-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are down -0.17%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are down -0.20%. Stock index futures this morning are under pressure on negative carryover from a decline in the Euro Stoxx 50 to a 1-week low. European stocks fell back... (full story)


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Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across most of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the Southwest, Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should be limited to southern California, the Desert Southwest, and portions of the central U.S. ... (full story)


BOSTON Ornamental Terminal Prices as of 28-NOV-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story)


Corn is staging a fractional to 1 ½ cent recovery into the day portion of Tuesday. Futures closed out the Monday session with contracts down 1 ¾ to 7 ¾ cents lower across the board. Open interest dropped by 31.6k contracts across the corn futures market, though following options expiration... (full story)
ZCZ23: 452-4 (-3-0), ZCPAUS.CM: 4.2796 (-0.0294), ZCH24: 472-6 (-2-4), ZCK24: 484-4 (-2-2)


The wheat market is trading firmer this morning, following Monday’s collapse as the market put things on sale to trigger more export business. Chicago contracts were down 14 1/2 to 116 1/4 cents at midday. Kansas City futures were 10 to 15 1/4 cents in the red and exploring new... (full story)
ZWZ23: 529-4 (-4-6), ZWH24: 558-6 (-2-2), KEZ23: 589-0 (-1-0), MWZ23: 687-6 (+3-2)


Cotton is working near the highs from overnight action with 15 to 23 point recovery into Tuesday’s day trade. Futures posted losses of 144 to 180 points on Monday to start the week off on a lower note. Crude oil was down $0.52/barrel, with the US dollar index 19 points... (full story)


Soybeans are trading 4 to 7 cents higher, with meal up by $2 to $5 and soy oil 40 points in the black as the soy complex pushes upward into Tuesday. Beans were mixed at the close, with front months fractionally to a penny weaker and other contracts steady to... (full story)
ZMF24: 435.2 (-1.4), ZLF24: 52.27 (+1.21), ZSF24: 1339-0 (+9-2), ZSPAUS.CM: 12.7910 (+0.0909), ZSH24: 1357-6 (+9-4), ZSK24: 1371-6 (+10-0)


Live cattle futures tried to rebound at the Monday open, but contracts ended the day with $1.47 to $2.82 losses. Most of Monday’s action was compiling showlists, with a few $175 cleanup sales reported in the South. Feeder cattle futures continued to implode, posting losses of $4.72 to $6.52. The... (full story)
LEZ23: 169.850 (+1.075), LEG24: 170.325 (+1.500), LEJ24: 172.325 (+1.650), GFX23: 228.640s (-0.735), GFF24: 216.500 (+3.700)


Hogs saw losses of 62 cents to $1.85 on Monday, with December the exception, up 30 cents. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was reported at an average price of $58.85 in the Monday PM report on light action, which was up $1.36 from the Friday afternoon price. The CME... (full story)
HEZ23: 69.125 (+1.250), HEJ24: 73.550 (-0.075), KMZ23: 79.500s (-0.200)


Freezing temperatures will touch almost every state in America on Tuesday morning as Old Man Winter makes his grand debut. According to the FOX Forecast Center, the cold air will spread Tuesday night, and freezing temperatures will affect every state by early Wednesday. "Tomorrow morning (Wednesday) is going to be... (full story)


The first half of the week will feature generally tranquil weather, although cold conditions in the Midwest and Northeast will contrast with the return of near- or above-normal temperatures in much of the South and West.  Additionally, snow squalls downwind of the Great Lakes will likely lead to disruptive snow... (full story)


The Chart of the Day belongs to the consumer insurance company Assurant (AIZ). I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the Flipchart feature... (full story)


Two dairy farmers were recognized for their contributions and distinguished service to dairy promotion. The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board honored Connie Seefeldt from Wisconsin and Steve Maddox from California as co-recipients of the Richard E. Lyng Award. Seefeldt has served on the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin board since... (full story)


POCATELLO, Idaho – A dense layer of freezing fog led to a crash involving dozens of cars and trucks near Pocatello, Idaho, Monday morning, leaving several injured. The initial crash occurred around 8 a.m. MST as a thick fog engulfed Interstate 86 just west of Pocatello, according to the Idaho... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON NOV 28 2023 RAIL AND PIGGYBACK SHIPMENTS FOR: MON NOV 27 2023 CAR AND VAN COUNT ... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON NOV 28 2023 RAIL AND PIGGYBACK SHIPMENTS FOR: MON NOV 27 2023 10,000 POUND UNITS (COMMODITY TOTALS FOLLOW ASTERIKS) ... (full story)


WA_FV463 WASHINGTON USDA AMS NOV 28 2023 WATERMELONS, SEEDLESS ... (full story)


WA_FV464 WASHINGTON USDA AMS NOV 28 2023 WATERMELONS, SEEDED ... (full story)


WA_FV460 WASHINGTON USDA AMS NOV 28 2023 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE ... (full story)


WA_FV456 WASHINGTON USDA AMS NOV 28 2023 WATERMELONS ... (full story)


WA_FV459 WASHINGTON USDA AMS NOV 28 2023 TOMATOES, CHERRY ... (full story)


WA_FV457 WASHINGTON USDA AMS NOV 28 2023 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ... (full story)


WA_FV454 WASHINGTON USDA AMS NOV 28 2023 TOMATOES ... (full story)