Successful Farming Daily

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, November 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. Trade with China remains uncertain, with a 75% chance of the US Supreme Court ruling against President Trump's tariffs, affecting US exports. The USDA's next WASDE report is anticipat...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, November 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 U.S. government shutdown has reached 36 days, affecting trade. Mississippi water levels are rising, while Brazil and Argentina's planting progresses normally. Russia will allow 20...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, November 5, 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 dropped due to profit-taking after a $52 rally, with traders awaiting Chinese business. Corn prices rose due to high export interest and drier Brazilian crops. Wheat pr...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, November 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. China's purchase of Brazilian soybeans is reducing market bullishness, with ADM shares down nearly 8% due to biofuel policy uncertainty. Export inspections showed corn at 1.67 million...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, November 3, 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 a stronger start for grains due to light new month buying and trade tensions easing with China's purchase of seven U.S. soybean vessels. The U.S. harvest is 85-90% complete, with...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. Pre-weekend and month-end consolidation were primary trade goals, with trade hesitant without Chinese confirmation. Brazil's safrinha production areas are drying, and the U.S. governm...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. The lack of results for ag from the U.S.-China trade meeting yesterday is disappointing for the industry, particularly for soybeans. The ongoing government shutdown disrupted news flo...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. Mixed to weaker futures are being seen due to profit-taking after recent gains in corn, soybeans, and wheat. China's purchase of three U.S. soybean vessels was noted as supportive but...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. There is a rebound going on in corn, soybeans, and wheat markets, driven by improved trade relations with China. Final U.S. harvest data show less production than expected, with 72% o...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. Gains are being felt in the commodity markets, particularly soy oil, soy meal, and soybeans, driven by a potential trade deal with China. China is expected to need 250-300 million bus...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 24, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Profit-taking occurred in futures after a recent rise, with global trade, particularly US-China relations, being a key focus. Japan's soybean imports from the US are expected to incre...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 23, 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, soybeans, and wheat are seeing strength, supported by light buying. The energy complex, including crude oil and gold, is also rising, aiding the ag sector. The USDA resumed some...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. November options expire this Friday. Better rains are forecast for Brazil and Argentina, but dry areas persist. Trade talks with China are progressing, but concerns about a potential...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. Soybeans are serving as the market leader with moderate gains, while corn and wheat showed fractional gains and minimal losses, respectively. Harvest yields are lower than expected, s...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. Soybean meal posted solid gains due to falling yield reports and potential Chinese demand, while grains held steady. Gold continued its upward trend, driven by global financial risks....

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 17, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Risk buying is supporting corn, soybeans and wheat.. Yield data suggested crops might fall short of USDA estimates. Wheat demand rose due to dry conditions in the southern plains. Eth...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 16, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Harvest data shows yields below early estimates, with 44% of the U.S. corn harvest and 58% of soybeans completed. Iowa farmers faced fungal diseases due to wet conditions, with fungic...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. It appears that China is avoiding US imports, and the White House is targeting Spain. US soybean inspections for overseas delivery increased to 994,008 metric tons, up from 783,495 to...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 14, 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 US government shutdown is impacting trade data releases. Chinese soybean imports surged 13% year-over-year in September, with a 24% increase from Brazil. US-China trade tensions r...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. Soybeans show some strength, while wheat prices fell due to increased global production estimates, including a 600,000 metric ton rise in Russia's harvest forecast. Corn basis firmed...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 10, 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 impact of US-China trade tensions on commodity markets has caused soybean futures to weaken due to a $50 per metric ton import cost increase and potential Chinese retaliation. The...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 9, 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 yields are variable, with some farmers reporting yields 50-70 bushels per acre below last year due to disease pressure. Soybean yields are less variable, but concern over low mois...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. US wheat harvest is progressing, and there are firming basis values despite low yields and potential subsidies. Corn and soybean basis values have risen, with soybean basis up 15 cents...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. Basis is firming in terms of values in the western and eastern Corn Belt, and soybean basis in the eastern region. The US government shutdown has delayed the monthly world agricultural...

Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 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. Except for corn, commodity markets are seeing gains as tech stocks are benefiting from favorable trade deals. Soybean production is expected to fall short of demand. The U.S. governmen...