The Midwest and the High Plains experienced a mix of drought improvements and degradations over the past week, according to the latest Midwest Drought Monitor. A broad band of rain stretched from Missouri through Illinois, Indiana, and into parts of Michigan, bringing widespread one-category improvements. https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx Nebraska Avoids Extreme Drought…
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By Alistair Smout LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) – Britain is ready to implement its side of a tariff deal with the United States and is hopeful for a proclamation from U.S. President Donald Trump to put the agreement into effect in the coming days, trade minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Thursday. British Prime Minister Keir…
By Tom Foley Federal cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development assistance programs will hurt American farmers and the safety of their crops, said several agricultural research leaders at a forum hosted by U.S. Senate Democrats. “These cuts are clearly problematic for our standing in the world, our leadership…
By Cami Koons Iowa corn, soybeans, oats, and hay crops all rated 80% good or excellent during the latest crop progress and condition report, even as the U.S. Drought Monitor logged most of the state in abnormally dry conditions. According to the monitor’s Thursday report, 71% of the state is in…
Later this month, USDA will release the annual Acreage report, which is known to cause market volatility. By participating in the free Kluis Commodity Advisors/Successful Farming Acreage Survey, farmers can gain early insight that may help them position themselves ahead of the USDA report. The Kluis Commodity Advisors/Successful Farming survey…
Today, USDA released the June 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. 2025/2026 U.S. Ending Stocks USDA pegged corn and wheat ending stocks for the 2025/2026 marketing year lower than the average trade expectation. Soybean ending stocks were held steady month-over-month, in line with the average trade expectation.…
U.S. EPA Set to Propose Biomass-Based Diesel Quotas Below Industry Expectations, Sources Say
By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK, June 12 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday will propose new biofuel blending requirements for oil refiners for the coming two years that will likely include a lower biomass-based diesel mandate than industry groups had requested, according to four sources familiar with…
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