Agriculture News
The Fed cited an improving economy and dropped its longstanding reference that the Covid-19 pandemic was weighing on the economy.
USDA to offer aid if the pork markets are impacted by line speed case.
USDA announced today it will expand the Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers initiative, called CLEAR30, from a pilot program to a nationwide program.
Members of the National Oilseed Processors Association crushed 163.52 million bu. of soybeans during May, marking the fourth month in a row processing has fallen short of expectations.
Hot, dry weather in the Upper Midwest and Western Corn Belt drew down corn and soybean ratings, with too much moisture slowing winter wheat harvest. Find more highlights from today’s crop progress and condition update.
Corn, soybean and spring wheat CCI ratings are all below their respective five-year averages for this point in the growing season.
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Wheat inspections were near the upper end of expectations and last week’s tally was revised 75,091 MT higher versus what was initially reported. Soybean inspections, on the other hand, were even lighter than expected.
USDA upped the ante this year by providing greater incentives like higher rental payments as part of the Biden administration’s all-of-government approach to tackling climate change.
Find updates to our short-term, intermediate- and long-term trends for commodity and key outside markets.
Grain and soy futures are under hefty pressure on improved rain chances in the coming weeks. Feeder cattle futures are sharply higher with fat cattle near unchanged. Lean hog futures are under pressure.
Private analytics firm IHS Markit trimmed its 2021 U.S. corn planted acreage estimate by 310,000, dropping it to 96.54 million acres, which is still above most private forecasts.
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Conab now estimates Brazil’s total corn crop at 69.96 MMT. That compares to USDA at 98.5 MMT.
The Dakotas saw a mix of drought improvement and drought degradation, but today’s update didn’t fully account for this week’s rains.
Cotton and wheat carryover also came in lighter than expected.
Memorial Day coincided with the reporting period, which may have limited business to some degree.
Confirming ag sector fears, the EPA announced today it plans to roll back the Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule and revise the definition of U.S. waterways that can be regulated.
USDA will update its old- and new-crop balance sheets, along with global production and provide the second estimate of the U.S. winter wheat crop.