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Farmers Take Advantage of Short Break in Rains, But Corn Planting Only 49% Complete Nationwide
Farmers across the country took advantage of the short period of drier weather last week to make up for lost…
African Swine Fever Continues to Disrupt Markets
Recent news articles and government reports show that African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to have a disrupting impact on soybean…
U.S. Lifts Tariffs on Canada, Mexico
One of the main obstacles standing in the way of finalizing the United States-Mexico-Canada, or USMCA, trade agreement has been…
Answers to Common Prevent Plant Questions
Prevented planting decisions are always difficult, but market and policy dynamics make 2019 decisions even more difficult, according to recent…
Midwest and Plains to Stay Wet
Weather patterns across the central U.S. show no easing of heavy rain potential going into the final two weeks of…
Rails, Rivers and Roads-A Snapshot of U.S. Infrastructure Spending
The backbone of the American economy is our infrastructure system – the roads we drive on, the bridges we cross,and…
China’s Corn Futures Hit Six-month High on Pest Threat
China’s corn futures rose to a six-month high on Monday, boosted by fears of tight supplies as a destructive worm…
China Cancels U.S. Pork Import Order as U.S.-China Trade War Drags On
The same week U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping increases on tariffs against Chinese goods, Chinese buyers dropped orders for…
Ag Secretary-USDA Calculating ‘Legally Defensible’ Trade Damage Done to Producers
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said late Wednesday that a second trade aid package for farmers may total $15 billion to…
U.S. Ethanol Producers Hope to Re-Establish Trade Relationships in Europe
The European Union Commission has canceled an ethanol anti-dumping duty against imports from the United States in place since 2013,…