Ag News

05.27.2021

• U.S. ag exports to set all-time record in 2021, thanks to China
• China restricting corn imports
• Climate funding push splits Senate Ag leaders
• The Cattle Industry Continues to Deteriorate While History Is Being Made
• USDA Agricultural Trade Outlook- FY 2021 U.S. Exports Forecast Up $7.0 Billion to Record $164.0 Billion
• Midweek Markets: Volatility continues to shake up grain prices
• Farm Futures: The key signs that led us to foresee last fall’s grain rally
• Court Rejects Bayer Roundup Settlement Judge Says Bayer Proposed Settlement on Roundup Won’t Cover Future Claims
• VRA Dicamba Troubleshooting Using Volatility Reduction Agent (VRA) With Dicamba This Year? Read This First
• Advocates: Agriculture needs $200 billion increase for climate mitigation
• Record sales of organic food as pandemic boosts home cooking
• Corn Prices Dip to One-Month Lows as Analysts Spar Over What’s Driving Down Prices
• USDA rolls out debt relief package as more socially disadvantaged producers come forward seeking relief
• Democratic tax plan ties biofuel incentive to carbon reductions
• US peanut farmers pleased with edge over China for Japan market
• New report captures how the pandemic changed grocery shopping
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Swings Like a Pendulum
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Purdue Report Documents Nationwide Agricultural Confined Space-Related Injuries

05.26.2021

• A huge selloff strikes the corn market | Tuesday, May 25, 2021
• As Phase One Purchases Fall Short, China Cracks Down on Commodity Inflation- Sparking Reflection on Demand
• China’s Grain Production to Hit 692 MT in 2021
• Corn, soybeans, and wheat have hit market tops, analyst says
• Environmental Group Petitions Court to End Navigable Waters Protection Act
• Ag Policy Blog Concerns Persist Over Capital Gains and Stepped-up Basis Plans
• Variable weather looms large over 2021 grain yields
• The case for spoon-fed fertility
• Big guys load up on corn
• Pandemic payments to producers top $400 million under Biden
• Fischer, Duckworth introduce bipartisan RFS Integrity Act
• Republican Ag Committee members want details on proposed tax increases
• DC Signal to Noise: Fast Internet For Rural America
• Weekly National Peanut Prices – USDA
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Has Lackluster Session
• USDA Announces Initiative To Quantify Climate Benefits Of Conservation Reserve Program

05.25.2021

• Crop Progress Report 05.24.2021
• If Biden wants farmers to join his climate fight, he needs a better sales pitch
• A rainy outlook closed corn, soybean prices lower | Monday, May 24, 2021
• Rural Mainstreet Index: Farmland Price Increase Hits Longest Streak Since 2013
• Fed Watchdog Slams EPA on Dicamba Senior EPA Officials Deliberately Mishandled 2018 Dicamba Registration Decision, New Report Says
• ADM Trial Set for 2024 Plaintiffs File Motion With Federal Court to Compel ADM to Release Information
• US Stocks Climb as Appetite for Risk Returns
• Weekly Grain Movement – ‘Big Three’ take a step back
• Mexican judge rejects industry bid to halt GMO corn, glyphosate ban
• GOP and White House apart on infrastructure bill
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Suffers Session Without Direction
• Thompson on Cotton: Support in Low 80s, Questions About Planted Acres
• New Update for Peanut Forecast
• Livestock: Impact of Higher Corn Prices on Cattle Finishing Net Returns
• Here’s what is known about carbon markets

05.24.2021

• Washington Week Ahead: Biden issues budget, stays tough with GOP on infrastructure
• Todd’s Take Bearish Riddles in Soybean Futures
• Top meatpacker JBS leaves NCBA
• 7 ag stories you might have missed week ending- May 21, 2021
• China’s 6-day streak of U.S. corn purchases stops | Friday, May 21, 2021
• Rounds and Smith letter draws attention to brewing food crisis
• Close to 90,000 Farmers Share Planting Details for USDA-NASS Crop Acreage Reports, Agency Says
• Here’s Why China is Aggressively Buying New Crop Corn from the U.S.
• Jerry Gulke: Commodities Flashed Sell Signals Yielding A Correction Mode
• USDA sets strategy for expanding ‘climate-smart’ ag, ensuring all farmers benefit
• USDA: Peanut Price Highlights
• Cleveland on Cotton: More Backing Than Filling
• Purdue Economist Issues Report "Impact Of Higher Corn Prices On Cattle Finishing Net Returns"
• EPA Expected To Keep Biofuels Blending Rates The Same As Last Year
• USDA Reports Production Of Red Meat At All-Time High
• An Infrastructure Agreement Could Take Awhile

05.21.2021

• 6 things farmers should know about Biden’s climate plan
• 7 ag stories you might have missed the week ending – May 21, 2021
• The race for green fuel is on
• Why we may have needed that correction in the corn market
• Update: Export Sales May 20, 2021
• Judge questions Bayer settlement offer
• Corn market unable to ignore China’s unprecedented purchases | Thursday, May 20, 2021
• China Accelerates Corn Orders From the U.S., While Farmers in Argentina Prepare to Strike
• Bearish wheat weather sparks aggressive selling, analyst says
• Looking beneath the surface, USDA paper gauges pandemic’s impact
• Texas man wins court case against meat packer for contracting COVID-19
• As Cattle Groups Making Unprecedented Move to Fight Market Monopoly, U.S. Lawmakers Also Push DOJ for Answers
• House Ag Republicans unveil Broadband for Rural America Act
• Use every marketing tool to ride bull market higher
• USDA Releases 90-Day Progress Report on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry
• New Report Shows How U.S. Agriculture Can Become Net Carbon Sink
• U Of Illinois, Ohio State Economists Issue Report "High Corn And Soybean Return Outlook For 2021"

05.20.2021

• As Cattle Groups Making Unprecedented Move to Fight Market Monopoly, U.S. Lawmakers Also Push DOJ for Answers
• USDA sets strategy for expanding ‘climate-smart’ ag, ensuring all farmers benefit
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Biden EPA Asks Court for a Chance to Reconsider Glyphosate Registration Decision
• ERS Report: U.S. Beef Exports Up in March on Robust China Demand, Pork Exports Accelerate, and Short Term Chicken Supply a Challenge
• Court Vacates Refinery RFS Exemptions
• Fertilizer Outlook: Rising global production ignites demand
• 13 innovators picked to lead harvest automation initiative
• Court hears arguments in federal ‘hero pay’ lawsuit Todd Fitchette
• U.S. appeals court vacates biofuel waivers granted by Trump administration
• Canada backs down from crop chemical ban, adds restrictions
• Soybeans close 36¢ lower, corn ends mostly lower | Wednesday, May 19, 2021
• Farmers’ share of food dollar is shrinking
• Climate change prompts talk of permanent USDA disaster fund
• Thune, Johnson lead colleagues urging DOJ investigation Congressmen push for investigation into the nation’s four biggest meat packers
• USDA Releases "Season-Average Price Forecasts" Outlook Report