Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States
for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.4 million head on
Oct. 1, 2026. The inventory was slightly below Oct. 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported
on Friday.
BUSDA Oct. 1 Cattle on Feed Report
USDA's new five-state cash cattle report aims to improve price
transparency, but analysts say declining negotiated trade and confidentiality
restrictions continue to challenge price discovery.
BNew Report Aims to Boost Transparency
A federal court settlement gives the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service until
June 2030 to determine whether the monarch butterfly should be listed as
threatened.
BMonarch Listing Decision Due by 2030
Perpetual futures, 24/7 trading and prediction markets take center stage
at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) AgCon as the agency looks to
stimulate innovation in trading platforms that have long track records of
providing price discovery and risk management to agriculture.
BNew Trading Tools Meet Old Market Risks
USDA launched the FIELDS Program to expand domestic fertilizer
manufacturing following the spike in fertilizer prices last spring driven by
the war with Iran that cut off global fertilizer from the Strait of Hormuz. The
eight projects selected for funding combine for more than $1.34 billion in
domestic investments across as many as 18 states.
1^USDA Funds for Fertilizer Projects
