As we close out the year, please note the following deadlines to ensure you receive payment in the year you intend:
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Last day to receive a 2025 check: Tuesday, December 23
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Deadline to update payment instructions
(mailing address, pick-up location, direct deposit, etc.): Tuesday, December 30
Checks will be processed over year-end.
Checks will be available for pick-up starting Friday, January 2, after 9:00 AM.
If you have any questions, contact your local FS GRAIN location.
Commentary
- Corn Closes with Fractional Price Movement
- Corn futures closed out a quiet Thursday session with fractional losses in the front months and fractional gains in other contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down ¼ cent at $4.08 1/2. Export Sales data from this morning showed just 377,598 MT of corn sold in the...
- Hogs Rally on Thursday
- Lean hog futures posted Thursday gains of $1.07 to $1.65 at the close. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $69.37 on Thursday afternoon, down $3.24 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 29 cents on Jan 6 at $81.25. A USDA Export Sales report...
- Cotton Falls Back on Thursday
- Cotton future posted losses of 30 to 40 points on Thursday. Crude oil futures were back up $2.41 per barrel at $58.40. The US dollar index was up $0.183 at $98.605. USDA’s Export Sales report from this morning showed 98,031 RB of 25/26 upland cotton sold in the week of...
- Cattle Pop Back Higher on Thursday
- Live cattle futures held onto the Thursday gains, with contracts 75 cents to $1.25 higher. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week with a few dressed sales of $365 so far in the North and $228-232 live. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales,...
- Wheat Fades to Close Mixed on Thursday
- The wheat complex failed to hold in the gains on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were steady to a penny higher at the close. KC HRW futures functionality to 2 cents in the red. MPLS spring wheat is settled Thursday with fractional front month gains. Export sales data for the week...
- Soybeans Ease Lower on Thursday
- Soybeans posted Thursday losses of 5 to 6 cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 5 3/4 cents lower at $9.88. Soymeal futures were down $1.10 to $2.70 on Thursday, with Soy Oil futures 11 to 21 points higher on the day. A private export sale of 132,000...
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