USDA released details on the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) program. USDA has also increased the funding for the program due to higher input costs. The payments to specialty crop growers are being made to deal with marketing losses in the 2025 growing season.
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Jul 26
447'0
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446'6s
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Sep 26
456'0
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464'6
467'2
454'2
455'6s
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Dec 26
474'6
-7'2
483'0
485'0
473'4
475'0s
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Mar 27
489'2
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497'6
499'2
488'2
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@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
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Jul 26
1186'4
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1198'0
1200'6
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1186'6s
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Aug 26
1190'2
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1199'4
1202'0
1185'6
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Sep 26
1181'0
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1191'2
1176'6
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Nov 26
1190'2
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1196'0
1199'0
1186'0
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@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
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77.66
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Aug 26
76.05
1.02
74.91
76.69
74.50
76.09s
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Sep 26
74.62
0.94
73.40
75.22
73.16
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Oct 26
73.33
0.89
72.30
73.84
71.96
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@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
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@W - WHEAT - CBOT
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Dec 26
642'2
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658'4
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Mar 27
659'2
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675'4
658'6
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@KW - KC HRW WHEAT - CBOT
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651'0
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649'6s
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Sep 26
662'2
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679'4
680'6
659'0
661'4s
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Dec 26
677'4
-15'2
695'0
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674'2
677'0s
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Mar 27
690'6
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707'0
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6.8775
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7.0125
7.0600
6.8475
6.8850s
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Dec 26
7.0700
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7.2025
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7.0275
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Mar 27
7.2175
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7.3400
7.3400
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@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
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348.925
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248.550
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@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
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0.718000
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0.716250
0.719850
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@JY - JAPANESE YEN - CME
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0.0062865
0.0062890
0.0062935
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