President Donald Trump revealed sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs Wednesday afternoon, imposing a minimum 10 percent tariff on all foreign imports, with additional tariffs based on the rates charged by other nations on American goods. Tariffs that kicked in a few hours later, at midnight, are levied on major U.S. trading partners…

Just past 9 a.m. CT, May corn was down 3¼¢ at $4.54½ per bushel. May soybeans were down 19¼¢ at $10.10¼ per bushel. May wheat contracts were also lower. CBOT wheat was down 6¼¢ at $5.33 per bushel. KC wheat was down 2¢ at $5.66½. Minneapolis wheat was down 1¼¢…

By Scott Irwin The March 31st Prospective Plantings report from the USDA was much anticipated and indicated that U.S. producers will shift a significant amount of acreage to corn in 2025. An important constraint on shifts in acreage for individual crops is the total size of crop acreage in the U.S. Our previous work…

By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) – A U.S. oil and biofuel coalition met with the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to make the case for higher federal mandates for biomass diesel blending, according to three sources familiar with the plans. The EPA meeting signals that the agency may be closer…

Farmers in states along the Ohio River should expect historic levels of flooding and possible tornadoes as the first week of April comes to a close. AccuWeather Expected Rainfall Totals The first round of flooding is expected to impact the majority of Indiana from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday,…

President Donald Trump announced a swath of reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday in an address at the White House Rose Garden. Calling it a “Liberation Day,” Trump signed an executive order declaring a national economic emergency due to “foreign trade and economic practices” from countries around the world.  According to a…