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USDA expects to announce payment rates for its $1B specialty crop aid in a few weeks after closing acreage reporting, which will determine how relief is distributed across eligible crops.
Following a major stakeholder meeting, USDA is boosting survey sample sizes and moving data-focused offices out of D.C. to rebuild farmer trust and improve the accuracy of its agricultural reports.
July corn is pushing higher for the fifth consecutive session, leading strength, while wheat and soybeans saw relative weakness overnight.
Corn futures poke to three-week high
The U.S. Department of Justice is intensifying scrutiny across agricultural markets as rising food prices and input costs put pressure on both consumers and producers
The dry conditions have allowed for swift planting progress
Nearly half of Oklahoma and Nebraska wheat is rated poor to very poor as record heat and extreme moisture deficits stress the 2026 Hard Red Winter crop.
Wheat led strength overnight, soybeans led weakness and corn was caught in the middle.
USDA annual summary shows red-meat production fell 2% last year, with beef production down 4%.