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Private exporters reported sales of 206,460 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2025/2026 marketing year.
Secretary Rollins talks trade, farmer support with Flory… AgriTalk Radio’s Chip Flory had a late week conversation with US Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins just this afternoon. The Secretary began by talking about the deal announced with Taiwan calling it a game changer for U.S. farmers and ranchers.
On China, Rollins noted the President’s conversation this morning with Chinese President Xi Jinping saying the two mainly discussed Tick Tock and related items, but she noted, “…we are making sure we focus on our soybean farmers. There should be good news for farmers very soon.”
For those skeptical that negotiations are moving forward Rollins noted, “We have the world’s top deal maker, top negotiator making sure everything he does at every turn and every corner he is hyper focused on getting the deal.”
Asked about some form of economic support for farmers Rollins said, “If necessary, we would step into the gap again. I have been in lots of conversations on the hill and across the cabinet… we are putting together [lots of] options so that when the President decides its time to step in we are ready. We want to make sure we’ve got the backs of our farmers.”
House passes Continuing Resolution… Today, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane issued a statement thanking the House of Representatives for advancing a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown:
“We commend the House for passing the continuing resolution. America’s hardworking farmers and ranchers need predictability and stability from government, and House leadership is leading the charge to do just that. We encourage the Senate to follow suit and ensure that this continuing resolution reaches the President’s desk as soon as possible.”
Late breaking, the Senate failed to pass the Resolution meaning a government shutdown still looms.
Officials check in with Brazil… Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, joined by Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and other state officials, spent the last week of August in Brazil and Argentina meeting with business and agricultural leaders. According to Southeast Regional Ag News Kemp said the goal was to “replant a flag,” saying that he’s personally “been concerned about how much China and Russia have been playing in South America and the U.S. not so much over the last several years.”
Kemp noted that South American companies have funneled more than $160 million into Georgia in the past six years, backing projects that created over a thousand jobs. Harper reminded producers why that matters: “Leveraging port systems and reducing trade barriers…are vital components of ensuring the continued success of agriculture.” According to Georgia Farm Bureau, the visit was aimed at strengthening global ties that ultimately benefit producers on both sides.
Bevy of agency nominees confirmed by U.S. Senate… [Yesterday], the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) congratulated a slate of nominees confirmed by the U.S. Senate who will take up positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
NCBA CEO Colin Woodall remarked, “We thank Majority Leader John Thune and all the senators who voted to advance this slate of highly qualified nominees. With new confirmed officials, important teams under USDA, the Interior Department, EPA, and CEQ can be even more effective in serving America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.”
A list of those confirmed to various agencies follows…
- Dudley Hoskins, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
- Dr. Scott Hutchins, Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
- Richard Fordyce, Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation
- Jessica Kramer, Assistant Administrator of the Office of Water
- Leslie Beyer, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
- Andrea Travnicek, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
- William L. Doffermyre, Solicitor
- Katherine Scarlett, Member of the Council on Environmental Quality
Your weekend read…
In a stunning assertion of power, the federal government is forcing landowners to pick between two poisons. Accept lowball eminent domain offers for private property or drown in legal costs. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Leonard Hoffmann was offered roughly half the market rate for gas pipeline access across his pastureland, backed by the threat of eminent domain. He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in court to contest the offer, but despite winning, Hoffmann received a financial hammer blow: pay all legal costs.
In a staggering ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit declared Hoffmann must foot the bill to challenge below-market land offers—even though he won on the issue related to the use of other pipeline easement transactions as comparable sales. He proved his case that he is entitled to recover fees, but according to the Eighth Circuit, if a landowner dares to challenge a government-backed gas giant, the landowner loses either at the get-go or the finish line.
-read the full article titled, ‘Lowballed by Eminent Domain, ND Farmers Appeal Landmark Case to Supreme Court,’ from Chris Bennet on AgWeb.com.
Notable closes…
The soybean market was hesitant to react to reports the U-S and China are nearing an agreement that will be beneficial to “Boeing and beans,” according to the South China Morning Post. The Trump Administration also announced progress in talks with Taiwan, but that failed to provide support for the soy complex.
- November beans were 12 cents lower at $10.25 1/2
- January beans down 11 ¾ to $10.44 3/4
- March beans closed at $10.60 3/4, down 10 3/4 cents
A week ago today, Heavyweight Choice boxed beef traded at $400.04. This morning, Choice beef was at $383.01 that’s a 17-dollar dive in beef prices this week and the cattle markets did an outstanding job absorbing the pressure.
- October live cattle were a-buck-20 higher at $233.57 ½
- December live cattle up $1.57 ½ to $235.72 ½
- October feeders up $2.37 ½ to $354.10