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All eight major fertilizers were higher for the second week of April 2026 compared to a month earlier. Six fertilizers were significantly more expensive, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Four fertilizers saw double-digit price increases compared to last month.
Corn was 11% planted, soybeans were 12% planted and winter wheat was rated 30% good to excellent as of Sunday, April 19, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on April 1, 2026. The inventory was 1% below April 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Friday.
We'll be looking at the aftermath of heavy storms late last week while following the ongoing saga of the Strait of Hormuz and its influence on fuel and other input prices.
