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(785) 336-9043
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Harvest Hours:
Monday-Friday 5:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED
Normal Hours:
Monday-Friday 5:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Call us at (785) 336-5355 to find out what we can do for you!
2875 KS-63
Seneca, KS 66538
🌾 7-17-2025 | Daily Market Update
📊 Futures Recap
| Commodity | Change | Price ($/bu) |
|---|---|---|
| Corn | ↓ 0.6 | 4.046 |
| Soybeans | ↑ 0.4 | 10.140 |
| SRW Wheat | ↓ 5.0 | 5.362 |
| HRW Wheat | ↓ 3.2 | 5.194 |
🌍 Global Weather Brief
• Europe: Heat stress continues across southern France, Spain, and parts of the Black Sea.
• Ukraine: Southern regions seeing dryness, but northern zones are catching scattered showers—better for corn.
• Brazil: Southern areas are finally turning drier after a saturated month. Safrinha corn harvest progressing steadily.
• China: Moderate rain across the northeast corn belt; outlook supportive for crop development.
🇺🇸 U.S. Weather Overview – Heavy Rain Now, Heat Looms Next
• CropProphet projects 142% of normal rainfall across the Corn Belt over the next 7 days.
• Hot, humid nights in the eastern Corn Belt could pose kernel fill risks—watch Indiana and Ohio closely.
• 8–14 day forecast trends drier and warmer—a key shift to monitor!
🌾 Northeast Kansas Weather & Crop Snapshot
• Temps holding in the upper 80s to low 90s, with dewpoints still elevated.
• Isolated storms dropped 0.25"–1.0" in pockets near Riley and Jackson counties.
• Corn looks good overall, but local scouts report slight tip-back in early-planted fields.
• Soybeans mostly healthy, though aphids are making isolated appearances—scouting advised.
🌐 Macro & Market Drivers
🇺🇸 HFCS SHAKE-UP?
• President Trump suggests Coca-Cola may ditch high-fructose corn syrup for real cane sugar in U.S. products.
• He posted support on Truth Social, but Coke has yet to confirm the move.
• 🌽 About 410M bushels of U.S. corn went into HFCS in 2023 (2.8% of total demand).
• If Coke makes the switch, could it trigger broader reformulations in U.S. beverages?
📈 EXPORT BUZZ LIFTS BEANS
• Soybeans climbed nearly 19 cents on Wednesday amid rumors of fresh Chinese demand.
• Some analysts suspect private purchases via third-party traders to skirt tariffs.
• Corn also edged higher on Indonesia trade chatter—more feed grain potential.
🤝 TRUMP COURTS CHINA
• Trump’s team is floating a short-term trade pact with China and even a potential meeting with President Xi.
• The about-face comes after easing chip bans on Nvidia—seen as a gesture of goodwill.
• Internal GOP debate is bubbling over the move.
🌽 ETHANOL WATCH
• Ethanol production up to 1.09M bpd, still lagging last year’s pace.
• Stocks declined for the third straight week—summer driving demand is helping.
• Blending margins remain positive, keeping corn demand firm in the short term.
📉 TRUMP VS. THE FED
• Trump denies plans to fire Fed Chair Powell, unless there's “fraud.”
• Still calling for a 3-point rate cut, plus slamming the Fed for its $2B HQ renovation.
• The Fed remains data-driven, but political noise is creeping into rate outlook speculation.
🔭 Looking Ahead
• Export Sales Report – due Thursday morning; strong soybean sales could confirm China rumors.
• Ethanol margins remain a key short-term corn support.
• Watch for updated private yield estimates next week—will the rain + heat trade-off matter?
• Eyes on South American weather for final Safrinha corn harvest numbers.
👨🌾 Ag Fun Fact of the Day
Less than 2% of Americans are farmers—but they feed all 100% of us.
Today’s U.S. farmer grows enough food to feed over 165 people worldwide, a number that keeps rising thanks to innovation, hard work, and strong rural communities like ours right here in Kansas.
- Cotton Bulls Make Strides on the week Despite Friday Pull Back
- Cotton futures rounded out the week with losses of 10 to 13 points on Friday. December was still up 126 points on the week. Crude oil futures were back down 21 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index down $0.236 to $98.210. Weekly CFTC data showed a total of...
- Corn Rallies into the Weekend
- Corn future closed the Friday session with contracts up 6 to 7 cents across most front months. Short covering was likely a culprit heading into a weekend, as September was up 12 ½ cents on the week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was $3.95, up 6 ½ cents....
- Hogs Close Higher on Friday
- Lean hog futures posted gains on Friday of as little as a tick to 65 cents. August was up $1.80 since last Friday. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $105.55 on Friday afternoon, down $5.15 from Thursday. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 43 cents...
- Wheat Closes the Week with Gains
- The wheat market was in rally mode on Friday, with spring wheat joining in with slightly higher movement. CBT prices were 12 to 13 cents higher across most nearbys, with September up 1 1/4 cents. KC contracts were 11 to 12 cents in the green, as Sep was up 4...
- Cattle Fade Lower into the Weekend
- Live cattle were lower on Friday as contracts pulled off midday lows to close with 12 to 70 cent losses. August was still up $1.35 this week. Cash trade was light this week, with trade picked up in KS at $230-231 and $240-242 northern action. Feeder cattle posted losses of...
- Soybeans Continue Higher Helped by Meal Gains
- Soybeans posted Friday gains of 6 to 9 cents in the nearbys, as August was up 23 ½ cents over the course of the week. The cmdtyView national average new crop Cash Bean price was up 7 ¾ cents today at $9.90. Soymeal futures were $5.30 higher, as August was...
