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Thursday Jun 11th, 2015

Beef Impasse with Saudi Arabia Moving Closer to Resolution

Land & Livestock Report
It has been more than three years since U.S. beef was eligible for Saudi Arabia. The United States lost access to this promising market in May 2012 following the BSE case in California, and it remains closed today.

Wednesday Feb 4th, 2015

Big Rally for Grains on Tuesday

Happy to report that farmers are smiling at the Spokane Ag Expo with a big rally in the grain markets.

Tuesday Feb 3rd, 2015

First Day of Grain Trading in February Lower Across the Board

Grains and cattle all ended lower across the board.

Tuesday Jan 27th, 2015

Corn and Wheat Lower on Monday

Corn closed lower on favorable crop conditions in South America while wheat had losses on weak export demand with plentiful world supplies.

Friday Jan 16th, 2015

Grains and Cattle Markets Down on Thursday

Chicago and Kansas City Wheat exchanges were down slightly and Minneapolis was slightly higher.

Thursday Jan 15th, 2015

Wednesday Had Continued Lower Grain Prices

Grains remained under selling pressure again on Wednesday.

Monday Jan 5th, 2015

Strong Dollar and Lower Wheat and Corn Friday

Grains all traded lower to start the New Year as the the dollar continued its broad rally on Friday

Thursday Jan 1st, 2015

Last Day of the Year's Grains Prices End Lower

Happy New Year. The last trading day of the year ended lower for the grains and mixed in the cattle markets.

Tuesday Dec 2nd, 2014

Double Digit Gains for Wheat and Limit Up on Feeders Futures on Monday

Monday had very strong wheat and feeder cattle future prices.

Tuesday Nov 18th, 2014

Monday Brings Lower Prices for Wheat and Corn

Corn and wheat closed lower on Monday with corn harvest expected to slow down but with no expected problems.

Tuesday Nov 11th, 2014

Wheat and Corn Slightly Higher Monday

USDA reports were released on Monday and found U.S. wheat stocks decrease by 10 million bushels but the world ending stocks were a bit higher.

Friday Nov 7th, 2014

Mixed Day in Grain Markets

Thursday was a mixed day for the grain markets — wheat was lower and both corn and beans higher.

Tuesday Oct 14th, 2014

Up Day for Wheat Markets Monday

Both corn and soybeans ended the day higher on Monday and wheat seem to go along for the ride.

Thursday Oct 9th, 2014

Work Continues to Open China to U.S. Beef Exports

Land & Livestock Report
Over the past 18 to 24 months, China has become the fastest-growing market in the world for imported beef. In 2013, China's beef imports increased nearly 400 percent in value from the previous year, reaching $1.33 billion. Through August, China's 2014 imports are 17 percent ahead of last year's pace at $961 million.