DAILY Bites A shrinking U.S. labor force driven by declining birth rates, lower immigration, and rising retirements is creating serious labor shortages, especially in rural areas. Economic pressure is mounting in agriculture, housing, and manufacturing, with rising home costs, weakening crop exports, and policy uncertainty straining rural development. Animal protein…

After 9 a.m. CT, December corn was down 1½¢ at $4.15 per bushel. November soybeans were down 5¾¢ at $10.08 per bushel. “Light pressure is being seen in the market [Friday] morning in low volume trade. Most activity is final positioning ahead of the WASDE report,” said Karl Setzer, partner…

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report showed a mixed landscape across the country as of July 8. Heavy rainfall helped shrink drought coverage and intensity across large parts of the High Plains and Midwest, continuing a gradual recovery trend seen since spring. Much of the Corn Belt remains drought-free, though…

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday sued California over its regulation of eggs and chicken farms, saying that the state’s anti-animal cruelty laws created “unnecessary red tape” that had raised egg prices throughout the U.S. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court, argues…

1. Wheat Surges on Dry Weather in Canada Wheat futures jumped in overnight trading on concerns about adverse weather in the Canadian Prairies and on some technical buying amid lower prices in the past week.  Little precipitation is forecast for the Canadian Prairies, where wheat and canola are growing, from…

By Christian Valencia and Nick Paulson The H-2A program allows eligible employers in the U.S. an avenue to request and hire foreign workers to fill temporary agricultural jobs. Applicants must be certified and demonstrate a lack of willing, qualified, and available U.S. workers to fill the temporary roles and that…