Soybeans were modestly higher on speculative and technical buying. 8% of U.S. beans are planted, ahead of average, with delays in some areas this week. The trade is also monitoring harvest delays due to heavy rain in parts of Argentina, stretching into portions of southern Brazil. That heavy rain is also leading to quality concerns for South American soybeans. The USDA’s next round of supply, demand, and production estimates are out May 10th, with CONAB’s updated outlook for Brazil on May 14th.
U.S. cheese export volumes hit a new monthly high during March. American Farm Bureau Federation’s chief economist Roger Cryan tells Brownfield,
An agriculture lobbyist says the introduction of farm bill frameworks doesn’t guarantee passage of the legislation any time soon. Ohio Corn
The Senate Ag Committee chair tells Brownfield specialty crop growers will have more input in designing crop insurance programs as part
CNH Industrial, the makers of CASE IH and New Holland farm equipment, is collaborating with satellite company Intelsat to provide farmers
Corn farmers dealing with drought are encouraged to take crop diseases like tar spot seriously. Alice Harris with BASF says because
Officials continue to dig into dueling farm bill frameworks. Illinois Congresswoman, and House Ag Committee member, Nikki Budzinski says the House framework
A New Jersey farmer says investments in the soybean checkoff program helps fund innovative soybean product research and increase demand. Pat Gilbertson,
Earlier this spring we rode along with north Iowa farmer Josh Hitzhusen while he planted corn south of Mason City. Using
Across the Corn Belt, rain across areas from the Mississippi Valley, eastward is slowing fieldwork but providing additional relief from long-term
