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Market is factoring in an above trendline yield ahead of Tuesday’s USDA crop report.
The next MAHA Commission report will respect the regulatory frameworks that found glyphosate to be a safe product to use...
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Fifty-three percent of agricultural economists surveyed in the July Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor say the row crops side of agriculture is currently in a recession, which is down from the 72% who responded that way in May.
NCGA’s Krista Swanson says it would take about 226 bu. of corn to buy a ton of ammonium phosphate, which is up from the 180 bu. it took at the beginning of this year. As fertilizer costs are on the rise, corn prices are now at or below $4, and it’s creating a grim outlook for 2026.
Two global factors could break the trend, while a focus on efficiency could bring short-term opportunities for farmers