The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up +0.58%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed unchanged, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.19%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) rose +0.60%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ25...

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Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Support was tied to the optimism about tariff talks with China and the potential for trade aid. Still, those tariff discussions are a few weeks away and that potential trade aid has been thrown into question by the current partial shutdown of...

The president of the Hemp Feed Coalition (HFC) says approval of hemp seed meal for laying hens is the latest step in expanding markets for hemp growers. Andrew Bish says hemp grain brings many benefits to poultry. “Hemp seed meal versus corn, you’re going to see upwards of three times...

The chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee says he’s optimistic the Trump administration will announce more details of farmer assistance “fairly soon.” Jason Smith tells Brownfield the government shutdown doesn’t help the timing. “They (the administration) are just trying to keep the doors open and funded right...

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, with feeders continuing to take the lead on the tight supply of market ready numbers. December live was up $.75 at $1.15 and February was $1.50 higher at $242.22. November feeders were $2.57 higher at $268.82 and...

Dec. corn $4.22, up 2 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.29 and 1/2, up 7 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal $278.00, up $1.10Dec. soybean oil 51.48, up 44 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.07 and 1/4, up 1/2 centDec. live cattle $238.87, up $1.15Nov. feeder cattle $368.82, up $4.57Dec. lean hogs $86.10, down...

Nvidia is an AI stock that continues to trade at a reasonable multiple in 2025, despite generating outsized returns over the last five years.

The American Egg Board says the industry is still recovering from losses caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza as the fall bird migration season picks up. CEO Emily Metz tells Brownfield more than 70 million birds were lost between last October and this March. “We’re repopulating it as quickly as...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ottawa County. State officials say the commercial flock is the third detection of the virus in the county this year, with 30,000 turkeys impacted this month. Reports of HPAI cases on commercial poultry operations have...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday extended this week's rally and rose by +0.32% to a 1.75-month high. Political uncertainty in France and Japan is undercutting the euro and yen, respectively, to the benefit of the dollar. The dollar added to its gains Wednesday afternoon due to the hawkish...

SoundHound stock inches higher as the company announces an extended partnerships with Apivia Courtage. The acquisition spree makes SOUN shares more attractive to own.

Micron’s AI-fueled rally may not be done yet, but investors should weigh the memory boom’s upside against a potential cyclical cooldown.

An agriculture leader says the government shutdown is preventing trade opportunities from being finalized. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says his trip to Japan last week with the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ended before it even began. “It costs us time,” he says. “It misses an opportunity for us...

November Nymex natural gas (NGX25 ) on Wednesday closed down by -0.165 (-4.72%). Nov nat-gas prices gave up an early advance on Wednesday and settled sharply lower. Prices came under pressure on Wednesday from a mixed US weather forecast, which could reduce heating demand for nat-gas. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said...