Successful Farming Daily

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 29, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Corn prices are up, soybeans are mixed, and wheat is down. The weather is less impactful as harvest begins, with early corn maturity and white mold concerns in soybeans. Red meat expor...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 28, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. The ag markets are awaiting harvest data, with solid new crop demand expected, especially for corn. Soybean and wheat bookings are also favorable. Ethanol output fell to its lowest lev...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 27, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Weather models are indicating a dry finish to US soybeans and potential Chinese sales. Corn prices have dropped 50% since 2022, but production costs have only decreased 3.3%, leading t...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 26, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. It's early contract positioning, particularly for September contracts, with uncertain yields and weather impacting the Corn Belt. USDA inspections showed a rise in corn and wheat expor...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 25, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Trade is digesting smaller yield estimates from the Pro Farmer crop tour, with US cumulative new crop corn sales at 16.7 million metric tons, nearing an all-time record. Soybean demand...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 22, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Soybean demand surged, with the domestic crush margin on soybeans rising 13 cents to $2.13 per bushel. Drought conditions in the Midwest, particularly in Michigan, are impacting corn a...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 21, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Pro Farmer Crop tour results indicate good yields but fall short of current USA production estimates. Corn disease cases are rising, affecting quality rather than production. Brazil's...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 20, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. The Pro Farmer crop tour revealing high yields, potentially missing USDA estimates, and altering market interest. Soybean prices dropped due to the Philippines suspending its biodiesel...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 19, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. The Pro Farmer crop tour, is noting good crops but concerns over reaching US yield targets due to elevated overnight temperatures and pollination issues. Market support persists despit...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 18, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Soybean prices are affected by a correction from last week's gains, with the NOPA crush report showing a six-month high. The Pro Farmer crop tour will provide insights into crop potent...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 15, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. The trade has been choppy, with significant swings, and traders are looking to even these out. Brazil's corn production increased, but exports are not expected to rise due to high inte...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 13, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. In yesterday's WASDE Report release, USDA cut to U.S. soybean stocks, which supported commodity markets. The USDA raised the U.S. corn yield to 188.8 bushels per acre. Beef output is p...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 12, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report, to be released today, is predicting increased corn and soybean production and stocks. The global food cost index rose to 130....

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 11, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. US corn sales are over twice last year's pace, focusing the market on production. Brazilian soybean prices are high, but farmers are not selling, impacting US corn prices. Investors re...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 8, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. The U.S. agricultural trade deficit reached a record high in H1 2025, with a $28.6 billion gap in the first six months. Soybean sales rose 71% week-over-week, while wheat sales increase...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 7, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Corn prices were below $4 a bushel yesterday due to favorable U.S. weather. Stone X estimated the U.S. corn yield at 188.1 bushels per acre, above the USDA's forecast of 181. Soybeans w...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 6, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. The USDA forecasts a potential record 2025-2026 corn yield of 181 bushels per acre, with total production at 15.75 billion bushels. Trade tensions and biofuel policy uncertainty impacte...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 5, b2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Wheat traders await fundamental news, with no trade talks between the US and China. Corn conditions are 73% good to excellent, soybeans 69%, and winter wheat harvested at 86%. South Am...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 4, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. The USDA fats and oils report showed 197.1 million bushels of soybeans crushed in June, a record for the month. US crude oil output reached a new high in May 2025. Old crop US corn sale...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, August 1, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Weather conditions remain mostly benign, but crop damage reports from the Corn Belt, particularly in the upper plains, are concerning. The USDA reported a 1.2% month-to-month decline in...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, July 31, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Soybean deliveries were lighter than expected, which is positive for the market. The U.S. and South Korea reached a trade deal with 15% tariffs, but traders await deals with Mexico, Cana...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, July 30, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Severe storms in the Midwest caused localized crop damage but were not widespread. The August WASDE report will include more field data for better production numbers. The Federal Reserve...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, July 29, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Wheat prices are under pressure due to the U.S. harvest and crop stress in key production areas. Corn and soybean inspections for overseas delivery rose, with corn at 1.52 million metric...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, July 28, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. A trade deal between the US and EU set EU tariffs at 15% without retaliation, and Argentina cut export taxes by 20%. US cattle on feed declined 2% year-over-year to 11.1 million head, wi...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, July 25, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Traders continue to receive mixed crop conditions reports, with the top end of the U.S. crop lost, and low prices attracting importer interest in corn. Red meat production in June fell 1...