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Market Closes - January 6, 2021
January 7, 2021
Market Closes - January 6, 2021

Corn and soy complex futures closed stronger with new contract highs and contract high closes. Cattle futures closed mixed with live cattle slightly higher and feeder cattle down 45-90 cents. Lean hog futures closed lower with bigger losses in the nearby contracts.

Across Kentucky - January 6, 2021
January 6, 2021
Across Kentucky - January 6, 2021

Daviess County's Joan Hayden says COVID and tomato plants helped teach kids about food production.

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Market Closes - January 5, 2021
January 5, 2021
Market Closes - January 5, 2021

Grain and soy complex futures closed strongly higher but well short of the day’s highs, especially in soy contracts. It was turnaround Tuesday in cattle futures with Live Cattle erasing Monday’s big losses, but feeder futures gained less as the CBOT surged higher. Lean hogs futures closed slightly higher except for the nearby February LH losing 30 cents.

Market Closes - January 4, 2021
January 4, 2021
Market Closes - January 4, 2021

CBOT future managed only a mixed close after trading sharply higher Sunday evening through the night.  Cattle futures closed sharply lower on the first day of 2021. Lean hog futures closed strongly higher across the board on support from a very strong pork market in the morning.

Across Kentucky - January 4, 2021
January 4, 2021
Across Kentucky - January 4, 2021

Harlan County's Nathan Boggs discusses forestry education and their County Award for Excellence.

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Across Kentucky - January 1, 2021
January 1, 2021
Across Kentucky - January 1, 2021

USDA's Amanda Robertson discusses efforts to assist beginning farmers and ranchers.

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Market Closes - December 31, 2020
December 31, 2020
Market Closes - December 31, 2020

Bullish momentum pushed the corn, Chicago wheat and soy complex to new contract highs to end 2020 – HAPPY NEW YEAR! Cattle futures closed slightly higher in narrow range trading. Lean Hog futures opened higher and never looked back, closing strongly higher with the nearby February LH up $2.67/cwt.

Market Closes - December 30, 2020
December 30, 2020
Market Closes - December 30, 2020

We had another stellar day in the grain and soy markets as new contract highs were made in corn, Chicago wheat, soybeans, meal and soyoil.  Except for the expiring December LC contract, cattle futures closed lower with bigger losses in feeder cattle due to the soaring corn price. Lean hog futures closed very narrowly mixed after a very strong opening to the market.

December 30, 2020 - Legislative Report No. 1 - 2021 Kentucky General Assembly
December 30, 2020
December 30, 2020 - Legislative Report No. 1 - 2021 Kentucky General Assembly
Across Kentucky - December 30, 2020
December 30, 2020
Across Kentucky - December 30, 2020

AFBF Economist Michael Nepveux discusses the National Cattle Market Working Group.

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