USDA Again Increases Corn Planted Acreage, Production
The USDA this past Friday raised its 2025 U.S. corn production estimate to a record 16.814 billion bushels. It projected a record average yield of 186.7 bushels per acre, down…
Ag Trade Deficit Hit Another Record High in July
The US agricultural trade deficit widened further in July, with agricultural exports lagging imports by $4.97 billion in July, a gap 9% wider than a year earlier and the largest…
House, Senate Ag Chairmen Considering Market Aid for Farmers
House Ag Committee Chair Glenn 'GT' Thompson told Agri-Pulse Newsmakers he still wants to take committee action on 'farm bill 2.0' in September and is eyeing including farm aid payments…
California Senate Passes Bill to Allow E15 Fuel Sales
California lawmakers on Wednesday voted to allow the sale of a higher-ethanol gasoline blend that could help bring down fuel prices in the largest U.S. auto market. California had been…
USDA Lowers Farm Income Forecast, Remains Well Above 2024
The USDA is lowering its forecast for farm earnings in 2025 as declines in the crop sector more than offset soaring incomes for cattle producers. Even with the lower numbers,…
US Farmer Sentiment Hits 12 Month Low in August
United States farmer sentiment hit a 12 month low in August as producers expressed less optimism about the future and reported weak financial expectations for their farms in the coming…
USDA Projects Ag Trade Deficit Will Fall to $41.5 Billion in 2026
USDA’s quarterly trade outlook lowered the projected trade deficit for fiscal 2025 to $47 billion from the $49.5 billion estimated in June. The deficit is projected to drop to $41.5…
USDA Considering ‘Bridge’ Assistance Payments for Farmers
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden suggested Tuesday that USDA officials are looking at a "bridge" policy that would help crop farmers facing low commodity prices until stronger price supports take…
China Remains Absent from US Soybean Market
Just days before the start of the US export season for soybeans, the world’s top importer China doesn’t appear to have bought a single American cargo for the coming year…
Cattle Industry Concerned Over Screwworm Reporting Delay
A nearly three-week delay between the confirmation of the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States on August 4 and the U.S. government's disclosure erodes…
Farmers May Need Emergency Market Aid, Ag Leaders Say
Ag industry leaders and important government figures are saying changes in the OBBBA should help farmers economic situation, but they're beginning to acknowledge that they may not be enough —…
Farmers Feel Fertilizer Price Squeeze as Tariffs Hit Ag Sector
Farm groups are warning that President Donald Trump's tariff war is worsening already high fertilizer prices, making it harder for farmers to afford planting their usual amounts of corn, wheat…
Soybean Farmers Warn they ‘Cannot Survive’ China Trade War
US soybean farmers are near a 'trade and financial precipice' and cannot survive a prolonged trade war with China. That’s the warning from Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean…
USDA Forecasts Record Corn Yield and Production
The USDA on Tuesday forecast a record corn crop at a whopping 16.7 billion bushels with record yields projected for corn at 188.8 bushels per acre -- shattering another record…
John Deere Gets Access to Competitor Data in FTC Case
John Deere will have access to confidential business information from several of its competitors after those companies fought in court to prevent the release as part of ongoing anti-trust, right-to-repair…
Ag Trade Deficit Hits Record High In First Half of 2025
The US agricultural trade deficit hit a record high in the first half of 2025, with the value of agricultural exports trailing that of imports by $4.1 billion in June…
Corn Futures Dipped Below $4 on Wednesday
Corn futures fell below $4 a bushel (on Wednesday) to the lowest level in about 11 months as favorable US weather continued to weigh on prices ahead of a key…
Trade Tensions, Biofuel Uncertainty Hit Agribusiness Profits
Ongoing trade tensions and uncertainty about U.S. biofuel policy contributed to second quarter profits hitting multi-year lows for a number of crop trading companies — including Archer-Daniels-Midland and Bunge Global…
New-Crop US Soybean Export Sales at 20-Year Low
As of July 24, US soybean exporters had sold just over 3 million metric tons of soybeans for export in 2025/26, which begins September 1. That volume is a 20-year…
Proposed Railroad Merger Could Decrease Service for Ag Shippers
Union Pacific said on Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S. coast-to-coast freight rail operator and reshape the movement…