Ag News

05.14.2021

• Grain is golden, analyst says
• Overall farm economic outlook remains strong but uncertainty lies ahead
• EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver to Address Shortages, E15 is Broadly Available
• Inflation Concerns Sprout From Climbing Commodity and Consumer Prices
• Cattle Industry Groups Hold Closed-Door Meeting to Discuss Price Imbalances
• USTR provides no timeline for renewing Trade Promotion Authority
• Colonial Pipeline Resumes Operations Company Expects to Have Supply Chains Serviced Sometime on Thursday
• SD Farmer Sues USDA on Wetlands Battle
• No surprises in USDA report. What’s next for grain market?
• Corn closes limit down, soybeans drop 58¢ | Thursday, May 13, 2021
• USDA forecasts highest prices for U.S. crops in years amid global boom
• China strengthens optimism on corn demand with new purchases from US
• Senate confirms Bronaugh to USDA deputy post
• Wheat Market: Rail Merger Proposals Should Improve Competition, Hold Down Shipping Rates
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Ends Sharply Lower
• Nat’l Black Farmers Assn Responds To White Farmers Lawsuit Fighting Emergency Relief

05.13.2021

• May WASDE Report (PDF)
• USDA sets new crop corn estimates but traders see acre increase ahead
• USDA cuts old crop corn carryover, holds soybean outlook
• Economist expects continued corn, soybean bull markets
• New-Crop December Corn Falters on Bearish WASDE; Soybeans Maintain Strong Gains
• Markets mixed on new crop estimates
• Farms Eye Colonial Supply Disruptions
• US Stocks Sink Again on Inflation Worries
• Is your farm ready for open-book management?
• Tax policy changes troubling farmers
• Texas Agriculture Law Blog: Land easements: Are gates allowed?
• Be patient on selling carbon credits
• Soybeans finish the session 27¢ higher | Wednesday, May 12, 2021
• USDA approves drought counties for emergency loans
• Processing capacity, cattle supplies hurting fed cattle prices
• Soybean Futures Hit $16, While Inflation Concerns Persist and Shipping Costs Rise
• EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver to Address Shortages, E15 is Broadly Available
• Biden’s Climate Corps could help preserve soil and water, say advocates
• Biden tax plan threatens farmers’ use of like-kind exchanges
• WASDE Cotton: Domestic Production Rises, Supplies at 5 Year Low
• Texas Field Reports: Corn Prices Cause Ripple Through Economy
• Ag Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Sound Tax Policy
• FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
• U.S. Tractor Sales Up 23% In April, Combine Sales Down 3%
• New Study Released On Consumers’ Attitudes Of Cultivated "Meat"

05.12.2021

• USDA Reports Preview | The Demand Bull Moves Forward
• Chances of Lower Harvest Time Prices on Corn and Soybeans Futures Contracts in 2021
• As Pipeline Shutdown Sparks Fuel Shortage Fears, Groups Say Ethanol Could Ease Supply Issues
• Analyst anticipates a bearish USDA supply and demand report Wednesday
• Soybean market rips higher, over $16 level | Tuesday, May 11, 2021
• Farms Eye Colonial Supply Disruptions Colonial Pipeline Closure Raises Fuel-Supply Concerns as Planting Rolls On
• Ag cycles: What goes up must come down
• Will USDA true up ending stocks picture, industry leader asks
• Bronaugh cleared for Senate vote to be deputy agriculture secretary
• Ag groups urging Congress to protect tax provisions
• USDA announces key staff appointments
• Corn Prices Climb Nearly 50% in 2021, as U.S. Food Makers Contend with Labor and Ingredient Shortages
• Where’s the Beef: Con Artist Turns Texas Cattle Industry Into $100M Playground
• NCGA Joins Agricultural Tax Priorities Letter To Congress
• USDA Releases "Commodity Costs And Returns" Outlook Report

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