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
- Cattle Rallying into Tuesday’s Midday
- Live cattle futures are trading with $1.52 to $2.10 gains at midday. December expires on Wednesday. Cash trade last week was reported at $229-230. This week has been quiet so far, with the Tuesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange showed dressed sales of $355 on 40 of the 1,278 head offered,...
- Hogs Posting Strength on Tuesday
- Lean hog futures are trading with 55 cent to $1 gains on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Tuesday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down $1.40 on December 26 at $82.44. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Tuesday...
- Soybeans Holding Mostly Steady at Midday
- Soybeans are showing steady trade on Tuesday, with January down 1 ¼ cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 1/4 cent lower at $9.80 1/2. Soymeal futures are down 40 cents to $2.20/ton. Soy Oil futures are up 22 to 25 points on the day. USDA reported a...
- Wheat Weakness Continues on Tuesday
- The wheat market is showing losses across the winter wheats at midday, with spring wheat slightly higher. Chicago SRW futures are 1 to 2 cents lower at midday. KC HRW futures are down 4 to 5 cents on Tuesday. MPLS spring wheat is fractionally higher so far. SovEcon estimates the...
- Corn Slide Continues on Tuesday
- Corn futures extending the pullback into the end of the year, with contracts down 1 to 2 cents at Tuesday’s midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down another 1 3/4 cents at $3.97 1/4. EIA data released Monday afternoon showed ethanol production slipping 36,000 barrels to 1.095...
- Cotton Trading Mixed on Tuesday
- Cotton futures are showing mixed action on Tuesday, with contracts down 9 points to 5 points higher in the front months. Crude oil futures are down 7 cents per barrel higher at $58.01. The US dollar index is up $0.138 at $97.865. The Seam’s online auction showed sales of 23,018...
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