Just before 9:30 a.m. CT, December corn was up 4¼¢ at $4.24 per bushel. November soybeans were up 8¾¢ at $10.42¼ per bushel. Karl Setzer, partner with Consus Ag Consulting said the trade is watching the USDA World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report, “For the most part, trade is…

By Cami Koons The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn a January 2024 proposed rule that would have reduced the discharge of nutrients and pollutants from meat packing plants and slaughterhouses.  The agency said it chose to withdraw the rules in an effort to prioritize the nation’s food supply and…

More than 260 national and state farm organizations and Farm Credit institutions appealed to congressional leaders Thursday to take up and pass legislation reauthorizing and revising farm programs not included in the domestic spending and tax law enacted in July. “While vital provisions to ensure long-term stability and competitiveness for…

By Wesley Muller A Roseland, Louisiana, resident has filed a lawsuit against nearby Smitty’s Supply Inc. following the Aug. 22 explosion and subsequent fire at the petroleum products facility that took more than two weeks to extinguish.  Ronnie Polezcek filed the case Tuesday in state court in Tangipahoa Parish. It alleges Smitty’s…

By Jarrett Renshaw Sept. 10 (Reuters) – The White House is considering a plan that would require large oil refineries to cover around half or less of the biofuel blending requirements recently waived for smaller facilities, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The proposal submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency and now…

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 10 (Reuters) – Argentina could report a record corn production in the 2025/26 season as farmers shift away from soybeans and other crops, a leading grains exchange said on Wednesday. The Rosario grains exchange forecasts the coming corn crop to yield an output of 61 million metric tons, provided the…