Trade

As farmers harvest their 2025 crop, post-harvest logistics are growing in complexity as elevators fill, river levels are low and trade destinations are unknown.

There’s light at the end of the tunnel, but we might not see it completely turn around for two to three years,” says Grant Gardner, University of Kentucky ag economist.

As farmers think about 2026 cropping plans, step one is to book fall fertilizer. However, those plans are leading to challenging discussions about profitability and what can be applied as a bare minimum.

Veronia Nigh, economist at The Fertilizer Institute, says there are three key drivers in fertilizer right now.

As soybean exports face increasing uncertainty, the United Soybean Board says it’s focused on drumming up more domestic demand.