Agriculture News
Reuters is now reporting two of its sources indicate EPA has proposed retroactively lowering the 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard blending obligations in a nod to reduced fuel demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The corn and soybean CCI ratings are the lowest of the growing season.
Corn, soybean and wheat futures are firmer to start the week. Livestock futures are also higher.
Chip Flory and Washington policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer discuss current D.C. policy issues and events...
USDA also revised last week’s tally a substantial, 120,000 MT higher. Shipments of corn and soybeans were in line with expectations.
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 15.116 billion bu. with an average yield of 177.0 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.436 billion bu. on a national average yield of 51.2 bu. per acre.
This issue is all about our Crop Tour findings and our Pro Farmer crop estimates.
Rural Mainstreet Index finds ninth consecutive month of above growth neutral reading on rural economies.
Tune in for coverage of the last day of coverage with scouts sampling fields in Iowa and Minnesota. Results for these states will be unveiled at 8:00 p.m. CT.
Mark’s observations and comments from the final day of Crop Tour.
Get preliminary route reports from Crop Tour leaders as they make their way through Iowa and Minnesota on the final day of the tour.