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Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee rolled out a draft that aims to address contentious policy areas left unresolved after last year’s legislation and update a range of agriculture, food aid and regulatory programs.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each saw modest selling pressure overnight, negating much of Thursday’s strength in the latter two.
Analysts attempt to explain Thursday’s “flash crashes” in metals, stock indexes
Report forecasts 8.99 million planted acres
Scattered precipitation missed most of the U.S. last week
Soybeans led the way higher on optimism around Chinese imports of U.S. beans.
China-U.S. trade truce may be extended by up to one year: report
Following its historic January update, which revised corn acres much higher than initially projected in June, USDA is facing criticism from farmers, grain traders and economists.
Donald Trump signed a proclamation expanding the amount of beef the U.S. can import from Argentina by 80,000 metric tons.
Beyond China’s political goodwill purchases and Brazil’s soybean showdown, the U.S. is eyeing a 30% surge in domestic processing. To stay resilient, farmers are advised to focus on profit margins rather than volume.