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Chip Flory and D.C. Policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer discuss domestic and foreign policy, and current trends in Washington...

Changes to the corn and soybean crop estimates will impact new-crop balance sheets, with bigger carryover projections also expected.

The CCI rating has been little changed for corn and soybeans the past three weeks.

Find updates to our short-term, intermediate- and long-term trends for commodity and key outside markets.

Survey finds impressive gains in Illinois farmland values for all classes of farmland

Corn and soybean inspections dropped sharply, as expected, due to impacts from Hurricane Ida.

Corn and wheat futures are under light pressure with soybeans mixed with a lower bias. Fat cattle futures are higher to open the week with feeders and lean hogs under pressure.

Slightly firmer tone in grain and soy futures coming out of the extended holiday weekend.

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

China’s July pork shipments from the U.S. plummeted 62.2% from year-ago.

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This week’s National Drought Monitor reflected widespread improvement across areas of the Midwest and eastern parts of the Central and Northern Plains in response to beneficial rainfall.

The reporting period preceded Hurricane Ida. New-crop sales of soymeal were also impressive at nearly 400,000 MT.

The Renewable Fuels Association supports EPA’s reevaluation of the exemptions, but it objects to EPA’s remand request.

If the review justifies any changes, NASS will publish updated planted and harvested acreage estimates in the Sept. 10 Crop Production Report.

Hurricane Ida caused "significant damage" to a Louisiana grain export elevator owned by Cargill Inc. Ken Erickson, Senior VP agribusiness with IHS market, says the Hurricane's potential impact on exports is huge.

"The loud and angry debates over crop-protection products in Europe can give the false impression that farmers like me are prone to over-use chemicals on what we grow," Maria Gabriela Cruz says in this guest blog post.

Argentina’s government has extended its restrictions on beef exports until the end of October, a politically charged move that’s likely to anger the country’s meat producers.

CCI ratings for both crops are below the respective five-year averages for the end of August.

Chip Flory and Pro Farmer Policy Analyst Jim Wiesemeyer discuss policy issues and happenings in D.C.

Its July Estimates Production of Principal Field Crops report shows durum wheat crop prospects down 39.2% from the 2020 season at nearly 4.00 MMT, with spring wheat crop prospects down 37.7% at 16.10 MMT.

Soybean inspections were stronger than the market anticipated, but expectations were limited and the amount of beans inspected for export were well under year-ago levels.

Corn and soybean futures face light pressure as wheat futures rise. Livestock futures are narrowly mixed to start the week...

Find updates to our short-term, intermediate- and long-term trends for commodity and key outside markets.

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Showers continue to roll through the Midwest, the Fed is meeting in Jackson Hole today and Republicans on a House Committee want more time on WOTUS...

It expects Canada’s 2021-22 all wheat crop to drop 15.01 MMT (42.7%) from last season to 20.18 MMT.

Areas of the Midwest and High Plains received welcome rainfall the week ending Aug. 24, leading to localized drought improvement. But areas that missed out saw drought conditions worsen over the past week.

Sales of old- and new-crop corn were in line with expectations. Soybean sales were strong, as expected, with much of the business known thanks to USDA’s daily reporting system.

ERS made upward revisions to its 2021 food inflation forecasts for all food, restaurant and grocery store prices.

USDA announced today that it is updating the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) for contract producers of eligible livestock and poultry and producers of specialty crops and other sales-based commodities.

But cotton ratings shot higher once more as Texas continues to receive rain.

There were 401.26 million lbs. of beef in the nation’s freezers at the end of July, just a 256,000-MT decline from the end of June versus the five-year average increase of 23.6 million lbs. for the month.

The corn and soybean CCI ratings are the lowest of the growing season.

Chip Flory and Washington policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer discuss current D.C. policy issues and events...

USDA also revised last week’s tally a substantial, 120,000 MT higher. Shipments of corn and soybeans were in line with expectations.

Corn, soybean and wheat futures are firmer to start the week. Livestock futures are also higher.

This issue is all about our Crop Tour findings and our Pro Farmer crop estimates.

Rural Mainstreet Index finds ninth consecutive month of above growth neutral reading on rural economies.

Mark's observations and comments from the final day of Crop Tour.

The northwest Corn Belt has been particularly hard-hit.

Aggressive buying by China (much of which was known) powered the strong showing.

Mark's observations and comments from Day 3 of Crop Tour.

My observations and comments from Day 3 of Crop Tour.

Mark's comments and observations from Day 2 of Crop Tour.

My observations and comments from Day 2 of Crop Tour.

My observations and comments from the first day of Crop Tour.

Spring wheat ratings held steady, with just 11% of the crop rated "good" or "excellent."

Tour leaders share preliminary comments and results from their routes through South Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana and Ohio.

The July crush came in nearly 4 million bu. lighter than analysts anticipated, with soyoil stocks unexpectedly climbing for the month.