The USDA has raised its expectations for 2025 corn and soybean production. The corn crop estimate is slightly more than in August and 13% above 2024 at 16.814 billion bushels, with a 2.1 bushel per acre cut to average yield, now at 186.7 bushels per acre, canceled out by larger planted and harvested acreage, at […]
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