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…
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…
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…
US July Cattle Herd Smallest Since 1973
There were about 94.2 million cattle and calves in the US as of July 1, the lowest mid-year count on record in data going back to 1973, the Department of…
California’s Prop 12 Increased Pork Prices, USDA Data Says
Republicans continued on Wednesday a years-long effort to override a 2018 California law that bans the sale in the state of pork from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, arguing…
Beef Prices Soar to Record Highs in June
Ground beef prices across the U.S. continue to reach new highs, driven by shrinking cattle herds, with looming import restrictions threatening to push costs even higher. The average price of…
Ag Trade Deficit Reaches Record High $20 Billion Through April
From January through April, the United States imported $78.2 billion in agricultural products while exporting just $58.5 billion. This $19.7 billion deficit is the largest ever recorded for the first…
Integrity of USDA Data Questioned After Trade Report Redaction
Analysts voiced concerns this week about the integrity of U.S. Department of Agriculture reports after the agency delayed a report and excluded findings that point to tariffs as a reason…
US Retail Egg Prices Fell 12.7% in April
The Associated Press' Dee-Ann Durbin reported that "U.S. retail egg…
Corn Acres Will Top 95 Million in 2025, USDA Says
Bloomberg's Michael Hirtzer reported Monday that "US farmers are boosting…
Analysts Expect 4 Million More Corn Acres in 2025
Progressive Farmer's Rhett Montgomery reported that "on Monday, March 31, USDA…
Tariffs Threaten Shift to Higher Corn Acres in 2025
Bloomberg's Kim Chipman reported late last week that "President Donald…
USDA Increases Corn Yield Estimate to New Record
Progressive Farmer Staff reported Thursday that "going against analysts' pre-report…
Pro Farmer Tour Finds ‘Spectacular’ US Soybean Crop
Pro Farmer Editors reported on Friday that "Pro Farmer estimates…
USDA Projects Record Soybean, Corn Yields
The USDA on Monday said that US farmers will grow…
Farmers Still Holding Corn & Soybeans Amid Low Prices
Reuters' Karen Braun reported Tuesday that "survey work published by…
Corn Acres Down, Soybeans Up Over Last Year
FarmWeek's Daniel Grant reported Friday that "a challenging planting season…
SNAP Participation Up, Spending Down in 2023
Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) increased 2.3%…
Crop Insurance Coverage Exceeds 500 Million Acres for First Time
FERN's Ag Insider reported Monday that "farmers and ranchers bought…