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DTN Grain Comments
DTN Grain Comments
Corn and Soybeans Recover Slightly Tuesday on Drop in USDA Crop Ratings
DTN Closing Grain Comments
Row-crop futures attempted to recover lost ground after Monday’s energy-inspired rout with bullish confidence reassured by sizeable cuts to corn, soybean, and spring wheat conditions in the U.S. by USDA on Monday afternoon. However, weather forecasts have shifted to be somewhat less concerning in the 6- to 10-day outlook, featuring cooling Grain Belt temperatures and rainfall now in the forecast for this week from western Indiana to eastern Nebraska and South Dakota. Outside markets again leaned bearish with crude oil futures down sharply for a third straight day as Iran holds negotiations with Saudi Arabia and Oman regarding the future management of the Strait of Hormuz. Treasury yields have relaxed on easing inflation concerns, taking the U.S. Dollar Index lower as well, though the latter still hovers just below 2026 highs.
Corn, Soybean Futures Higher at Midday Tuesday; Wheat Flat-Higher
DTN Midday Grain Comments
Corn Higher Tuesday on Falling Crop Conditions; Soybeans, Wheat Weaken
DTN Before The Bell Grains
Row-Crop Markets Look to Recapture Some Steep Losses
DTN Early Word Grains
DTN Livestock Comments
DTN Livestock Comments
Traders Regain Focus and Push the Livestock Contracts Higher
DTN Closing Livestock Comments
Thankfully, traders were willing to put Monday’s market panic behind them and mostly helped advance the contracts on Tuesday.
Livestock Contracts Rally Following Monday’s Weaker Close
DTN Midday Livestock Comments
Margin Liquidation May Futures Pressure Cattle
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments
DTN Dairy Comments
DTN Dairy Comments
Another Bearish Day
DTN Closing Dairy Comments
The weakness continued in milk futures due to declines in cheese, butter, and dry whey. Buyers had no interest in being aggressive and are letting sellers reduce their offers before they are willing buyers. There is no indication that demand has decreased.
Spot Prices Fall
DTN Midday Dairy Comments
Further Weakness Expected Tuesday
DTN Opening Dairy Comments
DTN Cotton Comments
DTN Cotton Comments
Cotton Gives Up Gains to Finish Lower
DTN Closing Cotton Commentary
After flirting with a classic counter-Tuesday session earlier, the cotton market found a way to regroup and trade positively.
DTN Fuels Comments
DTN Fuels Comments
Ethanol RINs, Ethanol Cash Prices Lower Tuesday
DTN Daily Ethanol Comments
Ethanol RINs and ethanol cash prices were lower Tuesday. September corn closed up 6 3/4 cents per bushel at $4.58 1/2 and December closed up 6 1/2 at $4.80 1/2.
DTN Fertilizer Comments
DTN Fertilizer Comments
10-34-0 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher
DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
All eight major fertilizer prices were higher for the third full week of April 2026 compared to a month earlier. Six fertilizers were again significantly more expensive, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. In a bit of somewhat good news, only one fertilizer was double-digits higher.

Periodic updates on the grains, livestock futures markets.

Grains

OMAHA (DTN) — Posted 12:37 — December corn is up 6 1/4 cents per bushel, November soybeans are up 5 3/4 cents, September KC wheat is down 4 1/4 cents, September Chicago wheat is up 1/4 cent and September Minneapolis wheat is unchanged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 646.12 points. The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.180 and September crude oil is down $3.50 per barrel. August gold is down $44.30 per ounce. Headed for the Tuesday finish, grain and soy markets are mixed. Corn is the big winner on falling conditions and a warmer and drier outlook ahead. Soybeans and meal are firm, but bean oil is under pressure with the falling crude prices with September crude sliding below $80 per barrel. Wheat is mixed. In corn, there is beginning to be talk about yield falling to 180 bpa or below.

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Livestock

OMAHA (DTN) — Posted 11:36 — October live cattle are up $2.88 at $221.65, September feeder cattle are up $6.40 at $338.325, October lean hogs are up $0.23 at $88.025, December corn is up 7 1/4 cents per bushel and December soybean meal is up $3.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 634.70 points and the NASDAQ is down 25.22 points. Bids are on the table in Kansas at $228 live and in Nebraska at $228 live and $360 dressed. Following Monday’s light trade, no more sales have been confirmed at this point and asking prices remain elusive too.

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Weather