October net corn cost up 6.5% MOM
October feed and meal prices, at $159 and $568 per ton, respectively, were close to September levels and still much weaker than year-ago values. [...]
September net corn cost fell to 32-month low
September corn gluten meal and feed prices were close to August values but remained well below last year’s elevated levels. Meal averaged $566 per [...]
August net corn cost follows cash corn lower
Average cash corn pricing around Decatur, IL in July was down 66 cents from July and down $1.22 from August 2022. During the reconciliation period, [...]
June net corn cost down 10% YOY
Corn gluten meal and feed prices continued to decline sharply in June. Meal was down 7.5 percent from May and down 20 percent year over [...]
April net corn cost up 20% from March
Corn basis: Basis bids around Decatur, IL were considerably higher during the April reconciliation period, compared to March 2023 and April 2022. Corn gluten [...]
Net corn cost fell in August
Corn basis: The average of Central Illinois basis bids for the August net corn cost reconciliation period was around +63, compared to +105 on average [...]
Broiler hatches continue to rise year over year
Broiler chick hatches totaled 821.4 million in June, repeating May’s 2 percent year-over-year growth rate. There were 688.9 million broiler-type eggs in incubators as [...]
Cattle on feed still up 4 percent as summer begins
U.S. cattle on feed totaled 11.3 million head as of July 1, reflecting the month-over-month decline expected for this time of year but up [...]