USDA reports, better weather weigh on ag commodities

Recap for October 7 Wheat futures were mixed Thursday, with winter wheat mostly lower on concerns US exporters will struggle to compete with overseas suppliers, but a shortage of high-protein hard red spring wheat boosted spring wheat futures. Corn futures hit a one-week low in early trading before bouncing back to end slightly higher on the day as investors squared positions ahead of next week’s updated harvest forecast from the US Department of Agriculture. Signals of good export demand for US soybeans sent soybean and . . .

Grain markets remain steady as planting progresses - Farm and Dairy

Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets as planting progresses in the Eastern Corn Belt and harvest continues in South America.

How to farm in Manor Lords

Grow wheat, flax, and barley for your town

A fascinating theory about the cultural influence of rice farming now has evidence of causality

A recent study harnesses a unique historical situation in China, where individuals were quasi-randomly assigned to farm rice or wheat, uncovering evidence that rice farming promotes more collectivistic behavior compared to wheat farming.

U.S. wheat market has been remarkably resilient • Earth.com

In recent decades, the U.S. wheat market has shown remarkable stability despite facing the growing challenges of climate change

Commission proposes increased tariffs on Russian and Belarusian grain products

The European Commission is today proposing to increase the tariffs on imports into the EU of cereals, oilseeds, and derived products (‘grain products') from Russia and Belarus, including wheat, maize, and sunflower meal.

Cultivating Minds: The Psychological Consequences of Rice versus Wheat Farming - Marginal REVOLUTION

It’s long been argued that the means of production influence social, cultural and psychological processes. Rice farming, for example, requires complex irrigation systems under communal management and intense, coordinated labor. Thus, it has been argued that successful rice farming communities tend to develop people with collectivist orientations, and cultural ways of thinking that emphasize group […]

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Corn, soybeans lower, wheat mixed ahead of reports

Recap for October 7 Wheat futures were mixed Thursday, with winter wheat mostly lower on concerns US exporters will struggle to compete with overseas suppliers, but a shortage of high-protein hard red spring wheat boosted spring wheat futures. Corn futures hit a one-week low in early trading before bouncing back to end slightly higher on the day as investors squared positions ahead of next week’s updated harvest forecast from the US Department of Agriculture. Signals of good export demand for US soybeans sent soybean and . . .