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Private exporters reported the following daily sales activity:
- 135,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to South Korea during the 2025/2026 marketing year
- 284,196 metric tons of corn received in the reporting period for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 83,956 metric tons is for delivery during the 2024/2025 marketing year, and 200,240 metric tons is for delivery during the 2025/2026 marketing year
Senator Roger Marshall M.D. clarifies position… In yesterday’s report, we wrote about Senator Marshall’s proposals as chair of the MAHA Caucus. “The bill(s) ties-in directly with Marshall’s lean toward regenerative agriculture, which uses fewer fertilizers, less water and other status-quo farming techniques to produce healthier foods on more sustainable farmland.
The Senator acknowledged, returning to an entirely organic food production process devoid of fertilizers would create healthier food, but also crank up the costs on consumers and strain farmland.”
This morning, Chip Flory, host of AgriTalk Radio had a conversation with the Senator.
Marshall began by telling listeners that MAHA cannot exist without Agriculture. A fifth generation Kansas farmboy and career medical doctor, Marshall drew a sharp distinction between what he calls ‘regenerative agriculture,’ and a straight organic approach to production.
The Senator noted his idea would encourage best practices already in use, facilitate their spread where appropriate, and not force farmers into organic production. Flory asked Marshall about the quote published by FOX News referencing a future ‘devoid of fertilizers.’ Marshall was quick to note this was a mischaracterization. Indeed, the press release from FOX does miss the bullseye on a few of the concepts the Senator espoused.
He also told Flory funds for a shift toward regenerative agriculture could be included in the new Farm Bill under conservation titles.
As it was back when the Nutrient Reduction Strategies were introduced, some producers bristled at the idea of government over-reach into farm production. But the Senator outlined an approach that would recognize and respect successful practices and existing efficiencies. He touted, “…growing more with less,” and communicated a farmer-friendly, commonsense approach, straight from the heartland.
Flory remarked, “I felt a whole lot better about this after talking to the Senator.”
Pork Producers Push-back on Proposition 12… Pat Hord, an Ohio pork producer and vice president of the National Pork Producers Council, and Holly Cook, NPPC Economist, testified before the House Ag Committee on the implications of California’s Prop 12 for farmers and food prices.
On behalf of the industry, they called for Congress to support Committee Chair GT Thompson’s efforts to address the severe threat to the U.S. pork industry, including the spiderweb of state regulations it invites. Hord said, “Despite producing Proposition 12-compliant pork, I’m here to say Prop 12 and an unmitigated regulatory patchwork threaten our farm.”
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins issued a statement congratulating President Trump on the major trade breakthrough that gives greater access to U.S. beef producers selling to Australia.
Rollins remarked, “American farmers and ranchers produce the safest, healthiest beef in the world. It’s absurd that non-scientific trade barriers prevented our beef from being sold to consumers in Australia for the last 20 years. Gone are the days of putting American farmers on the sidelines.”
Indonesia/U.S. Forge Trade Agreement… GREEN BAY, Wis. --Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the country based on milk, is encouraged by the trade agreement framework between the United States and Indonesia, announced yesterday afternoon. Indonesia is the seventh-largest export market for U.S. dairy products, purchasing approximately $245 million worth of products in 2024.
While the final deal is yet to be revealed, Edge is pleased to see the framework includes the elimination of tariff barriers on over 99% of U.S. products, including dairy, and commitments to address and prevent barriers to U.S. food and agriculture products in the Indonesian market. source: Edge news release
Beer production going flat… According to USDA, beer production fell by more than 13 percent between marketing years 2016/17 and 2023/24. Monthly beer production data through February 2025 suggest this trend is continuing. Based on the 3-year average pace of production for March to May, beer production is projected to fall below 160 million barrels, compared with 189 million barrels in 2016/17.
Reflecting softening demand for malt barley for use in brewing, food, alcohol, and industrial use for the 2024/25 marketing year is forecast at an all-time low of 110.7 million bushels, down 27 percent from 151.6 million bushels in 2016/17.