Agriculture News
Strong demand supports beef prices amid economic volatility, but herd investment and growth slows as producers grapple with increasing uncertainty due to political noise.
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Corn and cotton ending stocks up slightly, soybeans decline
USDA lowered the national corn yield for the 2025-26 crop to 186.0 bu. per acre, down from 186.7 in Sept. The soybean yield was lowered 0.5 bu. to 53.0 bu. per acre.
Chicago Federal Reserve Quarterly Survey Finds Steady Land values versus Q2
Drier patterns prevailed in the southern half of the country
Government to provide first update on production, supply and demand since Sept. 12
Oklahoma State’s Derrell Peel says the beef industry needs time — not politics or policy — to solve beef supply and demand realities.
Updates to our soybean balance sheets and future forecasts
With Congress passing another extension, some economists suggest a new reality may be setting in: the era of comprehensive Farm Bills could be ending, replaced by a piecemeal approach in Washington.