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Cattle are still historically expensive, but agriculture is starting to lose some breathing room.

In today’s Boots & Bushels, we break down weaker export inspections, delayed soybean planting, severe weather threats, China trade pressure, fertilizer concerns, and why USDA is now projecting one of the smallest U.S. wheat crops since 1972.

We also cover:

• Flooding and severe weather risks across major production areas

• Why soybean demand still depends heavily on China

• Growing pressure on wheat producers

• USDA fertilizer expansion plans

• Friday’s futures market close including corn, soybeans, cattle, crude oil, wheat, hogs, milk, and cotton

The market doesn’t feel calm right now — and producers can feel the pressure building heading into summer.

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Cattle remain near record territory, but tonight’s bigger story is the pressure starting to stack across agriculture all at once.

Grain traders are reacting to China trade talk and Middle East tension. Fertilizer and fuel costs are climbing again with energy volatility. Cash cattle remain historically strong, but futures traders are starting to question how long consumers can absorb expensive beef prices at the meat counter.

At the same time, producers are dealing with expensive farmland, environmental scrutiny, weather volatility, and markets that still feel unstable underneath the surface.

In tonight’s Boots & Bushels:

* Grain markets reacting to geopolitics
* China trade optimism and wheat drought concerns
* Why cattle futures are showing hesitation
* Fertilizer and diesel pressure building again
* Farmland values staying historically expensive
* Environmental pressure and regulation concerns
* USDA aid support for California peach growers
* Severe weather and temperature changes impacting producers this week

Boots & Bushels is your daily look at the markets that feed America.

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Cattle are sitting near historic highs, but producers know this market still feels uneasy underneath the surface.

Tonight on Boots & Bushels, we break down why agriculture continues getting squeezed from every direction at the same time — rising input costs, fertilizer pressure, tighter regulation, Farm Bill uncertainty, disease concerns, and grain markets that still do not fully trust this rally.

We also cover the Amsterdam Island cattle story that has producers talking, DOJ and USDA pressure on beef packers, active severe weather across the Plains and Midwest, and what crude oil could mean for farm margins heading into this week.

Markets covered:
• Corn
• Soybeans
• Wheat
• Live Cattle
• Feeder Cattle
• Lean Hogs
• Class III Milk
• Crude Oil

Weather threats covered:
• Severe thunderstorms
• Large hail
• Heavy rain
• Flooding risk
• Tornado potential
• Delayed planting windows
• Drought pressure underneath the storms

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