MARKETS FRIDAY, MAY 17 »

Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning: Wheat: $7.15 – $7.13 Corn: $6.69 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning: Wheat: $7.15 – $7.13 Corn: $6.69 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning: Wheat: $7.19 – $7.22 Corn: $6.72 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is reminding landowners that they have until June 1 to enroll in a program that pays for doing little more than keeping their wheat and milo stubble tall during the coming harvest. The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded $1.5 million to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to enroll tall wheat [...]

Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning: Wheat: $7.37 – $7.41 Corn: $6.74 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

The U-S Senate Ag Committee Tuesday passed and sent to the floor a new Farm Bill. The vote was 15-5, with Nebraska Republican and former Ag Secretary Mike Johanns among the nays. Johanns expressed concerns with the entire Farm Bill…complaining that it’s market-distorting, has numerous budget gimmicks, and is fundamentally-flawed because it includes target prices. [...]

Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning: Wheat: $7.39 – $7.44 Corn: $6.70 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning: Wheat: $7.37 – $7.42 Corn: $6.72 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

The USDA’s latest crop report, based on May 1 field conditions, says Nebraska is on track for its smallest winter wheat crop in nearly 70 years. The National Agricultural Statistics Service is predicting a harvest of 42.9-million bushels of winter wheat this summer, down 20% from last year and the state’s smallest since 1944. Yield [...]

Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning: Wheat: $7.42 – $7.47 Corn: $6.62 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33

Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning: Wheat: $7.38 – $7.42 Corn: $6.57 Great Northern Beans: $43 Pinto Beans: $33