DC Signal to Noise: A Perfect Storm in the Grain Markets

Wild weather over the weekend left some farmers assessing the damage. Powerful winds and heavy rain hit some fields hard, with down corn as a result.

AgriTalk's Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer chat about lumber prices as a leading indicator for what’s next in grains, drought in the western states, the July 12 crop production report for spring wheat and line speeds in pork plants.

Mexico is blocking pork shipments from a Smithfield Foods plant in Tar Heel, N.C., the largest in the world, due to concerns about the quality of hog skins. The country has been a strong buyer of U.S. pork in recent months. In April, for example, pork exports to Mexico were up 58% from a year ago.

The Touchstone Pistachio Company ran an audit earlier this month and discovered something wasn't right. The county's ag detectives jumped into action and quickly located a tractor trailer full of the missing nuts.

People are returning to restaurants, but it may cost you more to eat out. Details in today's AgDay Minute.

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