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A grain analyst says increasing fertilizer prices and questionable availability will likely convince US farmers to plant less corn in the spring. “Corn prices remain supportive, but are they going to be supportive enough for US...
A recent CoBank report expects ag export volumes to China to fall next year but says overall value could rise. USDA is projecting $39 billion of ag exports to China in 2022, up $2 billion from this...
The head of the Soy Transportation Coalition says President Biden’s decision with West Coast Port authorities to operate 24/7 to ease supply chain concerns is a positive step. “Any step toward that should be helpful. We’re hopeful...
The USDA’s export sales report for the week ending October 7th shows a larger than average week for pork. Pork sales were 9% above that average, with Japan, Mexico, and China leading the way, while beef...
Ethanol production last week topped a million barrels a day for the first time since late July as the domestic supply tightened further. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.032 barrels a day, up 54,000...
An agricultural commodity exporter is expanding to new markets by building a new facility. Bo DeLong discusses the project with Wisconsin Ag, Trade, and Consumer Protection Secretary Randy Romanski Groundbreaking was held at Port Milwaukee for a...
President Biden is launching a plan to ease shipping delays at West Coast ports that involves expanding hours 24/7. Major shippers and major retailers, including Walmart, say they will expand nighttime hours to meet the need. The...
A University of Missouri ag economist says farmers should continue considering forward marketing soybeans even after steep losses following USDA’s recent supply and demand report. Ben Brown tells Brownfield growers need to think about what price it...
The USDA has increased its expectations for this year’s corn and soybean crops. Corn production is projected at 15.019 billion bushels with an average yield of 176.5 bushels per acre and new crop ending stocks of 1.5...
New research suggests waterhemp could be resistant to herbicides that aren’t even in the pipeline yet. University of Illinois professor of weed physiology Dean Riechers tells Brownfield for more than 10 years they’ve been studying the weed’s...
