Corn was 11% planted, soybeans were 12% planted and winter wheat was rated
30% good to excellent as of Sunday, April 19, according to USDA NASS' weekly
Crop Progress report released on Monday.
BUSDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
It's too early to say whether the spring high is in for the fed cash
cattle market. However, if support doesn't develop from both a fundamental and
technical sense, it's going to be difficult for the market to trade much higher.
4^Sort and Cull
In this equipment roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at high diesel
costs hitting returns; March equipment sales down; reports that Cat buys
Monarch technology; Fieldwork Robotics readying an autonomous picker; new
equipment from KIOTI and Loftness; and Kubota offering $50,000 grants.
=^Equipment Roundup
We'll be looking at the aftermath of heavy storms late last week while
following the ongoing saga of the Strait of Hormuz and its influence on fuel
and other input prices.
BTop 5 Things to Watch
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States
for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on
April 1, 2026. The inventory was 1% below April 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on
Friday.
:^USDA April 1 Cattle on Feed Report
