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Dryness in the western U.S. is also increasingly impacting cattle
Mild corrective pullbacks following yesterday’s gains
South Dakota corn ratings significantly below last year amid post-pollination heat, while Ohio’s late plantings and dry summer raise questions about ear counts and test weights.
Corn bulls need to show follow-through buying strength this week
From JBS Souderton’s $30 million value-added pivot to Tyson’s Nebraska shutdown, the processing sector is restructuring around high-efficiency plants, heavier carcasses and automated lines.
Cuts to yield were offset by increased acreage indications
USDA’s corn yield and ending stocks pegs landed below the average pre-report estimate, with harvested corn acres up by 1.2 million. Soybean production was slightly higher than expected despite a 0.3 bu. cut to yield due to a 1.4-million-acre-increase in harvested acres.
Corn, soybeans slightly higher on spillover strength from wheat
Major Ukraine drone strikes on main Russia Black Sea wheat-export terminals
Farmers hoping for rent relief in 2027 may face a tough reality: land values are holding firm, and cash rents are slow to follow margins lower.
Tapped by Secretary Rollins, Kip Tom is building a faster, satellite-driven replacement for NASS’s aging survey system, one he says could turn monthly reports into biweekly ones by year’s end for multiple crops.
Analysts forecast corn yields at 182.4 bu/acre and soybeans at 52.9 bu/acre in USDA’s first survey-based crop production report, with total corn production seen at 15.934 billion bushels versus last year’s 17.021 billion. Private estimates range widely as weather stress takes a toll in some areas.
New rule could allow qualifying LLCs and S corporations to stack payment limits by actively engaged owner. Here’s what farmers need to know — and what to do before the deadline.
Flash sales of soybeans and meal may offer support
USDA WASDE on Wednesday, and then focus turns to annual Pro Farmer crop tour
