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Auto stocks have been hammered by Trump's tariffs, and Ford now yields around 6%. While Ford's dividend yield is around 5 times GM's, F needs to up its game for the stock to deliver capital gains.

Live cattle futures closed out Tuesday with contracts up $1.32 to $2.30. Cash action has been mostly compiling showlists on early this week. Feeder cattle futures were pushing higher into the close up $1.82 to $2.90. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 48 cents on March 31, with...

Wheat held gains into Tuesday’s close, as contracts were following up the Monday strength on the acreage cut. Chicago SRW futures were 3 to 4 cents higher on the day. Kansas City HRW contracts were 6 to 9 cents in the green at the close. MPLS spring wheat was up...

Corn futures started off April with contracts 4 to 8 cents higher across most contracts. New crop contracts led the way, as rains in the forecast may limit any early planting. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 7 ¾ cents on the day at $4.31 1/4. Monthly...

Lean hog futures posted $1.07 to $1.75 against on Tuesday with April down 35 cents. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was down 23 cents from the day prior at $88.26 in the Tuesday PM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 28 cents from the...

The soybean market rallied hard on Tuesday, following the bean oil gains. Contracts were up 19 to 22 cents at the close. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 21 3/4 cents at $9.79. Soymeal futures were mixed, with contracts up a dime to down 70 cents/ton. with...

Cotton futures posted 89 to 142 point gains across most nearby contracts on Tuesday. Futures shrugged off negative outside factors. Crude oil futures were back down 34 cents/barrel, as the US dollar index was $0.032 higher on the day. The monthly NASS Cotton Systems report showed 257 RB of extra...

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On this episode of Outdoor Adventures, Iowa hunter ‪@joyofalltrades‬ joins Brent Barnett for a conversation about Iowa’s upcoming spring turkey season. She also shares a cool story about a huge gobbler she took during the 2024 spring season. The post Previewing Iowa’s turkey season with Joy Van Wyngarden appeared first...

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Soybeans ended the day higher, with May contracts up 19 and ½ cents at $10.34 and 1/4. Markets also found support from sharply higher bean oil.  The USDA’s announcement of funding for the administration’s biofuel blending infrastructure was supportive.  There was some focus from traders on the decline in expected...

A fertilizer market analyst says prices remain high heading into planting season. Josh Linville with StoneX Group says phosphate costs have been a concern. “The phosphate market started out high and it’s just gradually gotten a little bit higher as we go through the spring season. Unfortunately, people like to...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.82%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +0.38%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...