3 Big Things Today, Feburary 9, 2024
Soybeans, grains lower overnight; export sales higher across the board
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Soybeans, grains lower overnight; export sales higher across the board
Soybean futures, corn futures and wheat futures were all lower in overnight trading.
Soybean futures, corn futures and wheat futures were all lower overnight.
2. Vilsack Advances Through Senate Ag Committee Hearing Tom Vilsack advanced through the Senate Ag Committee yesterday, a sign that he’ll likely be confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next secretary of agriculture. The former two-term Iowa governor, who was ag secretary from 2009 to 2017, likely will return to his old post. In his testimony to the committee, which was done virtually, Vilsack said farmers are facing a different world than when he left office the first time in 2017. “We have the world’s most productive and innovative farmers, but the farm economy is suffering due to t...