Agriculture News
USDA pegged soybean production at 4.59 billion bu., up 10% from 2023, using a record yield of 53.2 bu. per acre. Corn production is estimated at 15.1 billion bu., using a yield forecast of 183.1 bu. per acre.
Our Market Watch table features monthly and quarterly price outlooks along with weekly prices for a variety of ag markets.
Old- and new-crop soybean sales during the week ended Aug. 1 each surpassed analysts’ pre-report expectations, while new-crop corn were notably short.
Corn and soybean basis declined along with cash prices.
Followthrough buying in wheat, corn and beans extend losses overnight.
Iowa was the only state in the Farm Credit Services report to experience a decline in farmland values.
Annual USDA Report Pegs Average Value at $5,570 an Acre
All three crops remain rated well above last year at this time.
Josh Linville, Director of Fertilizer at StoneX surveys the current situation and looks out to the coming months