Market to Market

Trusted agriculture reporting and expert commodity market analysis covering markets, trade, weather, policy and rural America. New episodes Fridays.

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“The ocean is speaking. The fishermen are speaking.”

Fourth-generation fisherman Caity Townsend wants people to listen.

Her family’s story: https://t.co/NMWXDLennu

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-USDA drops corn yield to 179.6 bu./ac from 181.2, coming in below average guess of 180.3
-Average soybean yield raised to 53.3 bu./ac from 53.0, coming below average guess of 53.5

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U.S. corn ending stocks land well below market expectations on a smaller crop. The U.S. soybean crop was below expectations but up from last month, though an increase to exports trims ending stock projections.

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1/ The U.S. #soybean outlook for 2026/27 shows increased production and exports, and lower ending stocks.

From the Nov. World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (#WASDE) report: https://t.co/p4ziVAnfhE

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1/ This month’s 2026/27 U.S. #corn outlook is for smaller production, domestic use, exports, and ending stocks.

From the Nov. World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (#WASDE) report: https://t.co/p4ziVAnN7c

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Both U.S. corn and soybean yields land below market expectations. Corn yield comes in below 180 bu/acre.

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Farm lenders expect 40% of their borrowers to lose money this year. What that means for next season’s borrowing—and the risks of relying on another loan.

David Miller reports: https://t.co/9iNrDrpc3Z

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90 cattle lost. Ranchers from five surrounding counties stepped up with hay.

How neighbors rallied after Idaho’s Tartar Fire: https://t.co/kI8fngwXDa

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Lobsters are moving farther north. Fishing families are traveling farther—and spending more—to bring in their catch.

Watch: https://t.co/NMWXDLdPxW

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“Off to the races.” Ted Seifried breaks down Mato Grosso’s fast soybean planting pace in Market Plus.

Watch: https://t.co/CMkTgqWQBW

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Ag lenders expect 40% of borrowers to lose money this year. Plus Idaho ranchers short on hay after wildfire, lobstering in a warming Gulf of Maine and @thetedspread on oversold markets.
Watch: https://t.co/aGXGpQgcsj #MarketToMarket #GrainMarkets

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Corn looks oversold—but Ted Seifried isn’t calling a bottom yet. He shares the signals he’s watching for a recovery, plus why shipping costs erase the apparent price advantage for U.S. soybeans.

Watch Market Plus: https://t.co/CMkTgqWiMo

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Crude oil was the “canary in the coal mine” for wheat, says @TheTedSpread. His take on peace prospects and falling prices: https://t.co/aGXGpQgcsj

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USDA confirms the following U.S. export sales for delivery in 2026/27:
▪️101,000 metric tons of corn to unknown destinations
▪️136,000 metric tons of soybeans to China

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What’s your commodity question this week for @TheTedSpread ?

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Time to change clocks, but also change market factor focus? Here is @PaulYeager with the preview involving @TheTedSpread.

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From hogs to shrimp. Iowa farmer Eric Franzenburg shares how his livestock experience helped prepare him for a different kind of harvest.

Go inside Pheasant Run Farm: https://t.co/8j138NQMxR

#MarketToMarket #ShrimpFarming

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Iowa Farmers Union President Aaron Lehman cites rising farm costs in explaining the group’s endorsements of Democrats in every congressional race.

More on diesel costs and farmers’ political choices: https://t.co/OkEpeM5aRq

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Cattle and hog prices slide. Brad Matthews breaks down the warning signs in the livestock markets and the support levels he’s watching.

Watch Market Analysis: https://t.co/6EjxCci0BN

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More predictable trade rules for farmers. Economist Ryan Young explains the push to renew or improve USMCA—the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.

Watch the full story: https://t.co/qXo7fTjNJ8

#MarketToMarket #USMCA