Given the wide range of pre-report estimates, Friday's March 1 USDA Cattle
on Feed report could potentially bear some challenging news for the market,
according to DTN Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart.
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Similarities in the ENSO climate pattern led to active starts to the
severe storm season in the United States for March 2025 and March 2026.
BAg Weather Forum
Paul Harvey's "So God Made a Farmer" highlights farmers' remarkable
resilience. Despite facing relentless challenges like harsh weather, wildfires,
and livestock loss, farmers persistently press forward.
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As global fuel and fertilizer prices face a shock to the system, farmers
have seen prices for nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers rise sharply as a
result. While a large number of commodity farmers would typically have
fertilizer pre-purchased, that likely isn't the case this year.
BFertilizer Shock Hitting at Tough Time
Average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were higher during
the second week of March 2026. Prices for half of the fertilizers were up
significantly, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. The increases come
in the wake of
FDTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
