Agriculture News
USDA increased the national corn yield 0.5 bu. per acre, as well as planted (98.8 million acres) and harvested acreage (91.3 million).
The December Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor shows the farm economy will likely stay strained into 2026. As crops face tight margins, biofuels policy — especially E15 and biomass-based diesel — could influence recovery.
December cattle trade delivered profit for 18th straight year
With a New World screwworm case now less than 200 miles from the U.S. border, Seth Meyer says the growing threat adds risk and uncertainty for cattle producers making critical calving-season decisions.
Major row crops generally saw funds go long
Heading into 2026, markets hinge on EPA biofuel rules, global fertilizer supply and acreage shifts. StoneX warns tight inputs, policy delays and weather risk will shape crop prices and farm margins.
Markets are generally higher to start the new year...
Oil market remains a wild card after U.S. capture of Maduro
Trump: ‘We’ll be selling large amounts of oil to other countries’
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Record-setting warm weather drove the increase