Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, October 6, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning.

Except for corn, commodity markets are seeing gains as tech stocks are benefiting from favorable trade deals. Soybean production is expected to fall short of demand. The U.S. government shutdown delays the October world agricultural supply and demand estimates. Global food prices declined in September, with dairy losses offsetting high red meat costs. The Purdue University CME Group ag economy barometer showed a decline in farmers' belief in their farms' strong balance sheets, with crop farmers facing more financial stress. Livestock producers are benefiting from high prices, while grain farmers face production cost increases and crop price weaknesses. Weather updates included freeze warnings in North Dakota and scattered showers in central Iowa.

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