Cash corn and sorghum bids were fractions down on Wednesday- but soybeans fell 15 3/4 and wheat dropped 7 1/4 cents on the final day of trade for 2025.
Category: Ag News
Dec 31
Choice Boxed Beef Ends 2025 Down 75 Cents to $347.45
Boxed beef prices declined for the sixth straight session. The Choice cutout fell $0.75 to $347.45, and Select dropped $0.78 to $342.38. Since December 22, the Choice cutout has fallen $15.42. The Choice/Select spread was $5.07 on 211 total loads. Compared to Tuesday, the Rib fell $0.61 to $486.54, the Chuck rose $2.08 to $319.85, …
Dec 31
Ag Groups Weigh In on Bridge Assistance Program
Today, the American Soybean Association responded to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s release of additional details regarding the Farmer Bridge Assistance program. The commodity-specific payment rates for the program will include $30.88/acre for soybeans, which will not cover the significant financial damage soybean farmers sustained this year due to the high cost of production and …
Dec 31
USDA Announces Commodity Payment Rates for Farmer Bridge Assistance Program
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the next phase in the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA), the eligible commodity per-acre payment rates. As announced earlier this month by President Trump and Secretary Rollins, $12 billion will be paid to American farmers in 2026. Of that amount, $11 billion consists of one-time FBA …
Dec 31
U.S. – Mexico Water Treaty Obligations and Negotiations
U.S. and Mexican officials are making progress on updating a 1944 water treaty that directly affects farmers and ranchers in Texas and the Southwest. Mexican leadership has taken early steps tied to the negotiations, including increasing water deliveries ahead of a final agreement. U.S. officials say those actions are encouraging and hope Mexico continues moving …
Dec 31
Don Close Says Consumer Demand Drove the Beef Market in 2025
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Don Close of Terrain about the defining forces that shaped the beef cattle industry in 2025. Close says the year began with a known constraint, noting the industry entered 2025 with “the tightest supplies we’ve worked with in better than 50 years,” …
Dec 31
The Poultry Federation Issues Statement Supporting Motion for Stay in Illinois River Watershed Case
The Poultry Federation released the following statement by its President, Marvin Childers, regarding the poultry industry’s motion for stay in the Illinois River Watershed case: “The Poultry Federation supports efforts to grant a stay in this case, and we believe the poultry companies and family farmers imperiled by Oklahoma Attorney General Drummond’s lawsuit will eventually …
Dec 31
OKFB supports poultry’s industry request for stay in Oklahoma poultry litigation
Oklahoma Farm Bureau president Stacy Simunek issued the following statement after poultry companies named in the State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc., lawsuit requested a stay following the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma’s judgment released December 19. “Oklahoma Farm Bureau supports the poultry industry’s motion for stay in the State …
Dec 31
Geis Highlights Fall Weed Control, Disease Management, and Nitrogen Strategies
As growers turn the page on harvest and look ahead to the next production year, early planning is top of mind when it comes to crop protection decisions. Visiting with Oklahoma Farm Report’s Maci Carter, Ron Geis of Corteva Agriscience stressed that the first 90 days after harvest are critical for setting a successful strategy. …
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