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Key Takeaways Corn harvest reached 11%, matching the five-year average.Soybean condition slipped week-over-week, with harvest reaching 9%.Winter wheat planting reached 20%, with emergence at 4%. Today, the USDA published the 25th Crop Progress report of the 2025 growing season. Here’s a look at the latest corn, soybean, and wheat numbers. Corn As of Sept. 21, 91% of the corn crop across the country’s top 18 corn-growing states had reached the dent stage. With that, progress is 2 percentage points shy of the five-year average. Across all states, 56% of the crop had reached maturity, 3 points behind the five-year average. Harvest progress reached 11% across…

Registration is officially open for the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo, which will take place Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, 2025, in Indianapolis. The annual convention is one of the largest gatherings of student leaders in the country, drawing tens of thousands of FFA members, advisors, alumni, and supporters from across the nation. For four days, attendees will gather to celebrate agricultural education, recognize outstanding achievements, and experience the camaraderie of FFA’s nationwide community. Image by Heidi Crnkovic This year’s convention promises a full lineup of events designed to inspire and empower the next generation of leaders. Attendees will…

On Sunday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality confirmed a new case of New World screwworm in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in the state of Nuevo León, less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. This is now the northernmost detection of NWS during this outbreak, and the one most threatening to the American cattle and livestock industry. Sabinas Hidalgo is located near the major highway from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, to Laredo, Texas, which is one of the most heavily trafficked commercial thoroughfares in the world. “Protecting the United States from NWS is non-negotiable and a top priority…

By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO, Sept. 22 (Reuters) – Brazil’s soybean processors are expected to invest 5.9 billion reais ($1.11 billion) over the next 12 months as companies respond to growing demand for biodiesel, oilseed lobby Abiove said on Monday. The investments would boost the country’s processing capacity by 8%, or roughly 6 million metric tons per year in a sector dominated by companies such as Bunge BG.N, ADM ADM.N, and Cargill. Brazil, the world’s largest soybean producer and exporter, is the third-largest processor of the oilseed, behind China and the United States, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). According…

Less than 70 miles stands between the latest New World screwworm (NWS) detection and the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a statement by the USDA late Sunday, Sept. 21. “Hours ago, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality confirmed a new case of NWS in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in the state of Nuevo León,” the statement read.  This is the farthest north NWS has been detected since the beginning of the outbreak. Before this detection, the northernmost case was reported in July from Veracruz — about 370 miles farther south.  The detection occurred in a high-traffic area. “Sabinas Hidalgo…

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 19 (Reuters) – Argentina’s exports of grains and their byproducts could hit a record 105.1 million metric tons in the 2025/26 season, the Rosario grains exchange said on Friday. That would top the 101.6 million tons of exports logged in the previous season as well as the record 104.1 million tons in the 2018/19 season, according to the exchange. Argentina is the world’s top exporter of soybean oil and meal, and the third-largest exporter of corn. In its report, the exchange projected shipments of grains and oilseeds at 64.7 million tons, with 62% being corn sales. Exports of…

1. Soybean Futures Modestly Lower in Overnight Trading Soybean futures were lower in overnight trading after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency kicked the can on blending volumes down the road.  EPA said in a statement this week that it would propose 100% or 50% reallocation for small refinery exemptions, or SREs, granted from 2023 to 2025. About 140 refineries received exemptions during that timeframe.  The agency said it would hold a 45-day comment period before making any decisions.  Some analysts had believed EPA would make a more definitive decision instead of pushing any guidance down the road. Without a policy…

By Robin Opsahl Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said Wednesday the U.S. needs to explore new global markets amid ongoing trade wars, referencing the recent Iowa delegation trip to India as an area where Iowa farmers could see expanded business. Naig spoke on the issue at a news conference held at Maxwell Custom Beef in Des Moines, where he announced the recipients of nine Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grants Wednesday. The Choose Iowa grants, totaling $355,000, provide funding for equipment upgrades and facility improvements for small-scale meat processing plants across the state. As harvest season approaches, the agriculture secretary acknowledged that…

By Robin Opsahl The Iowa chapter of the Sierra Club and some landowners called Tuesday for the Iowa Utilities Commission to reject Summit Carbon Solutions’ petition to amend its pipeline permit. The petition, filed Monday, requests changes to the initially proposed route and pipe size for the carbon sequestration pipeline project, which had been approved by the IUC in 2024. That approval came with requirements that Summit could not begin construction until it received route permission from North Dakota and South Dakota, and storage permission in North Dakota. Since the IUC’s initial approval, South Dakota has enacted a law preventing the use of eminent…

China, the largest purchaser of U.S. soybeans, has yet to make a purchase from this fall’s crop. Agri-Pulse Newsmakers asked executive head of Terrain Ag John Newton how long the lack of purchasing could go on, if U.S. grain storage capacity can accommodate the bin-busting crop with limited export markets, and how softening interest rates may affect the farm economy. Plus, Krista Swanson from the National Corn Growers Association discussed a recent survey that shows a majority of corn farmers see an economic crisis brewing, and Brandon Lipps with Caprock Strategies explained the potential far-reaching impacts of the Make America…