Ag News

05.11.2021

• May 10, 2021 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Corn closes 27¢ lower | Monday, May 10, 2021
• The Demand Bull Moves Forward
• Container Crisis Continues to Plague US Ag Exporters
• What’s the best approach to market volatility?
• In this grain market, doing nothing could be your worst move
• Lawsuits filed over USDA’s ‘socially disadvantaged farmer’ benefits
• Bill lifts cover crop penalties for grazing, animal feed
• USDA exports – China buys, cancels corn
• Net farm income projected lower despite gains in commodity prices
• Where’s the Beef: Con Artist Turns Texas Cattle Industry Into $100M Playground
• China makes another big US corn buy amid Brazil crop woes
• Signal to Noise: What’s a $4 Trillion Price Tag Get You?
• Texas LRGV: Aphids Skyrocket in Cotton, Keep Watch for Sugarcane Aphids in Sorghum
• Rural House Democrats challenge Biden’s inheritance tax
• U.S. Ethanol Exports Rebound on Near-Record Shipments to China
• Committee Holds Hearing on Farm Labor, Overtime
• USDA Announces May 2021 Lending Rates for Ag Producers
• Report Provides New Farmer Insights On Farm-Level Data Collection And Sharing
• How To Sell A Farm With Competitive Bidding In A Hot Market
• USDA: COVID-19 Federal Financial Assistance To U.S. Farms Varied By State

05.10.2021

• Washington Week Ahead: Biden looks for a deal, top USDA nominee set to advance
• Jerry Gulke: Will the USDA Report Meet Bullish Expectations?
• Biden-Harris Administration Outlines “America the Beautiful” Initiative
• China Makes Its Fifth Largest Purchase of U.S. Corn, While Brazil Soybean Exports Hit Monthly Record on Chinese Buying
• Death of Chicago’s grain options pits hits traders as crop prices soar
• Bullish Land Price Outlook Ag Land Prices Remain Strong on High Demand, Rising Farm Income
• C Corporations Lose Luster Farmers Convert Out of C Corporations as Tax Benefits Erode
• 7 ag stories you might have missed last week ending May 7, 2021
• Corn, soybean markets close on daily highs | Friday, May 7, 2021
• China buys most corn since January despite pledge to change feed mix
• Net farm income projected lower despite gains in commodity prices
• Farmers share concerns with USDA officials
• Processing problems continue to impact the fed cattle market
• World Food Price Index Highest Since 2014, Few Signs of Higher Prices Curbing Demand
• Cleveland on Cotton: Market Reclaims High Ground, Fundamentals Remain Bullish
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• USDA: Peanut Price Highlights
• Analysts Explains How Deere Stock Tripled in Past Year
• Highlights Of Ag Sec’y Vilsack’s Address To Biofuel Leaders At Growth Energy’s Conference

05.07.2021

• Debate Heats Up Over Stepped-up Basis | Rural Democrats Seek Bill Language to Ensure Farmers Excluded From Tax Hike
• A Robot To Replace The Need For Farmers To Go Inside the Grain Bin
• Effort Underway to Expand COVID-19 Vaccinations in Rural Areas
• When does life insurance pay? | Farm estate planning
• Corn closed 20¢ higher, soybeans up 27¢ | Thursday, May 6, 2021
• ‘Legitimate reason’ behind debt relief for minority farmers, says Vilsack
• Senator has concerns about shifting government “Carbon Bank” concept
• Corn Trades Above $7 as Weather in Brazil Raises Concern- U.S. Corn Acres a Source of Speculation
• Biden Officials Make Recommendations for Protecting 30% of U.S. Land, Water
• Is the Death of CME’s Open Outcry Trading the Death of True Price Discovery for Commodities?
• Capacity Constraints | Packer Capacity
• Working ag lands figure large in Biden’s 30×30 plan
• Record-Breaking Performance for U.S. Beef and Pork Exports in March
• Biden-Harris Administration Outlines “America the Beautiful” Initiative
• Highlights Of Ag Sec’y Vilsack’s Address To Biofuel Leaders At Growth Energy’s Conference
• Ag Groups Send Letter To Biden Administration Urging Appeal Of Chlorpyrifos Decision

05.06.2021

• View From the Cab | Meet True Texas Grit
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• US Ethanol Stocks Post First Build in 6 Weeks on Output Gain
• Cash in on weather uncertainty
• Corn cements itself into $7 market | Wednesday, May 5, 2021
• Farmers worried by possible new capital gains, estate tax liability
• When will the funds end their squeeze on the market, analyst asks
• Fundamentals show that the soybean market is overbought, analyst says
• UPDATE 1-World food price index climbs in April, highest since mid-2014 -FAO
• Senator has concerns about shifting government “Carbon Bank” concept
• Agronomist: Variety of herbicide platforms is a hedge against resistance
• 3 Potential Marketing Options for a Bull Market
• Coming soon: 30×30 details
• CME to permanently shutter most trading pits
• Producer sentiment holds steady in April
• Texas Crop Progress Update
• Corn: Crop Insurance Coverage Levels ECO Use
• Hearing Looks at Farm Worker Overtime Exclusions – DTN
• USDA Announces Webinar "A Look At Commodity Costs And Returns Data"
• Ag Secretary Vilsack Responds to USDA COVID Relief Lawsuits

05.05.2021

• Corn closed near $7 per bushel, soybeans over $15 | Tuesday, May 4, 2021
• Ag Economy Barometer steady in April 2021
• Feds, Feeders Lower As Beef Soars
• Corn’s Bullish Tone Continues With $7 Contract Highs
• USDA To Hold Listening Session for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
• Biden’s first 100 days for agriculture
• U.S. farmers remain optimistic on prices, concerned about tax proposals, Ag Barometer shows
• Corn Planting Rate Fastest Since 2015
• Ag, conservation alliance issues recommendations for USDA carbon bank
• Purdue/CME Group’s Ag Economy Barometer Remains Strong
• USDA Announces Listening Session On Impacts Of COVID-19 On New Farmers
• Consumers Increasingly Considering Health, Environmental Impacts Of Food Post-COVID-19
• Kelly Blue Book Names Best Family Cars Of 2021
• USDA Reports Plantin
• g Is Well Ahead Of Normal, 46% Of Corn, 24% Of Soybeans In The Ground
• EPA Asks Court To Vacate Trump Administration’s Last-Minute Refinery Exemptions
• Farm Journal Poll Shows What Farmers Think Of Biden’s Climate Policies

05.04.2021

• Crop Progress Report | May 3, 2021 (PDF)
• The corn, soybean markets finished mostly lower | Monday, May 3, 2021
• Cash Market Moves | National Average Corn Basis at a Weekly High Not Seen Since 2013
• Bullish Outlook for Ag CoBank Forecasts Shrinking Supplies, Stronger Demand for Beef
• USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Corn Planting Progress Jumps 29 Percentage Points, Returns to Ahead-of-Normal Pace
• Biden’s first 100 days for agriculture
• Another farmer PPP fix needed for partnerships
• EPA again must decide on chlorpyrifos pesticide use
• It’s OK to be bullish, but take stock of your finances
• Interest rates on FSA loans expected to be flat in 2021
• Corn, Soybean Price Increases Boost Farm Income- Upend Global Trade Flows, La Nina a Variable
• Signal to Noise: The CRP Discussion Continues
• Growing Drought: USDA Indicates 14 States Have No Topsoil Moisture in Surplus Conditions
• Ag, conservation alliance issues recommendations for USDA carbon bank
• Ag Groups Urge DOT to Address Shipping Container Shortage
• Food & Ag Climate Alliance Recommends USDA Use Pilot Projects To Build Toward A Carbon Bank
• Farm Journal Poll Shows What Farmers Think Of Biden’s Climate Policies
• USDA Issues "Price Spreads From Farm To Consumer" Outlook Report
• Farmers File Another Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Debt Payoff