1. Grains, Soybeans Little Changed Ahead of WASDE Grain and soybean futures were little changed in overnight trading as investors square positions ahead of today’s supply and demand reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The government is expected to slightly reduce its new-crop production forecasts when it releases its…
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The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor shows that abnormal dryness (D0) and short-term moderate (D1) to severe (D2) drought continued to expand across the lower to middle Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, Central Appalachians, Northeast, and Southeast last week. It wasn’t all degradations, heavy rainfall of 2 inches or more brought…
DAILY Bites Phosphate prices surged nearly 36% between January and August 2025, while nitrogen and potash markets remain volatile due to energy and trade disruptions. Global policy shifts, including EU tariffs on Russian fertilizer, Canadian potash tariffs, and China’s export restrictions, are tightening supplies and driving up costs. Higher fertilizer…
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced eligible livestock producers will receive disaster recovery assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire to help offset increased supplemental feed costs due to a qualifying flood or qualifying wildfire in calendar years 2023 and 2024.…
Key Takeaways Nationally, winter wheat planting is 5% complete, slightly behind the 6% average.Washington is more than 10 points ahead of average progress.Overall, progress is uneven, with some states moving faster than others. As of Sept. 7, 10 of the country’s top 18 winter-wheat-growing states had reported planting winter wheat, according…
Authorities in two states are investigating separate tractor incidents that left older farmers dead this week. In Bertrand Township, Michigan, a 78-year-old man died Wednesday after losing control of his tractor, which rolled over along U.S. 12 near Franklin Street around 2:30 p.m. First responders attempted life-saving measures, but the…
Today, the USDA released the September 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. 2025/2026 U.S. Crop Production USDA pegged 2025/2026 U.S. corn production higher month-over-month, defying the average trade expectation. Yield was reduced, but planted and harvested acres were increased. For soybeans, USDA also increased planted acres, harvested…
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Just before 9:30 a.m. CT, December corn was up 4¼¢ at $4.24 per bushel. November…
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