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Thursday’s market action showed steady corn prices, weaker soybeans, wheat attempting to stabilize, softer cattle markets, a rally in lean hogs, and continued pressure in Class III milk. In this episode of Boots and Bushels, we break down the latest closing prices across grain, livestock, and dairy markets, and explain what the board is quietly telling producers heading into year-end.

Beyond the markets, today’s show focuses on the real decisions happening on farms right now. We dig into tighter operating loan renewals, changing fertilizer and chemical buying strategies, slower grain movement and basis-driven sales, machinery repair versus replacement decisions, and ongoing labor challenges in rural America. These are the conversations shaping cash flow, risk management, and planning for the 2026 season.

Boots and Bushels delivers daily grain market updates, cattle and dairy market coverage, farm weather outlooks, and meaningful agricultural news for farmers, ranchers, and ag professionals across the Midwest, Plains, and beyond.

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Wednesday’s markets closed with a split tone across agriculture. Corn held its ground on steady demand, soybeans slipped again under export pressure, and wheat continued to trend lower as global supplies weighed on prices. In livestock, live cattle remained historically strong, feeder cattle pulled back, lean hogs moved lower, and Class III milk traded mostly sideways.

In this episode of Boots and Bushels, we break down Wednesday’s closing prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, rough rice, cotton, live cattle, feeder cattle, lean hogs, and Class III milk. We also cover Midwest weather concerns including strong winds and storm potential, along with the latest agricultural news producers are watching — including USDA’s $12 billion Farmer Bridge Payments program, acreage reporting deadlines, producer reaction to federal aid, USDA staffing changes, and John Deere production and job moves.

Boots and Bushels delivers daily grain market updates, cattle and dairy market analysis, farm weather outlooks, and agricultural news for farmers, ranchers, and rural America. New episodes every weekday covering the markets that feed America.

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Grain markets eased lower on Tuesday, with corn, soybeans, and wheat continuing to trade quietly as winter settles in and producers shift focus from harvest to planning.

In today’s Boots and Bushels episode, we break down Tuesday’s closing prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, live cattle, feeder cattle, hogs, and dairy, and talk through what those markets are telling farmers and ranchers heading into mid-December. We also cover winter weather impacts across the Midwest, livestock and dairy market conditions, export demand trends, and what to watch ahead of upcoming USDA reports.

Boots and Bushels is a daily agricultural market podcast delivering straightforward grain market updates, livestock and dairy market coverage, farm weather, and agricultural news in a calm, farm-radio style. Whether you raise corn and soybeans, manage cattle or dairy, or simply want a clear daily ag market update, this episode helps you stay informed and grounded as winter planning season continues.