Ag News

08.15.2022

• August 22 WASDE Report (PDF)
• USDA crop report rattles corn and cotton futures
• How well did WASDE meet expectations?
• With USDA’s August report out, where will the market place its focus?
• Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Passage of Inflation Reduction Act
• 7 Ag Stories You Might Have Missed Last Week
• Farmers Talk Machinery Trades and Upgrades
• DTN Ag Policy Blog Ag | Biofuel Reaction to Inflation Reduction Act
• August ’22 WASDE: Markets yawn at corn yields
• A very expensive grain marketing trap
• Basis premium for old crop sales
• House sends Inflation Reduction Act to President
• Funding bill addressing climate change clears Congress
• Bayer launches sustainable ag hub to connect U.S. farmers, food and fuel makers
• Farm bill season arrives: What’s the outlook for 2023
• Ag organizations react to passage of Inflation Reduction Act
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2022 Second Quarter, Farmland Values Continued to Rise
• Jerry Gulke: Does Supply Reduction Equal Strong Prices Through Harvest?
• House Ag Republican says farm policy could be challenged by reconciliation bill
• Weekly Cotton Market Review – USDA
• KC Fed Reports Ag Credit Survey: Solid Farm Economy, But Signs Of Slowing
• FDA Releases Its Annual Pesticide Residue In Foods Report, 97% Are In Compliance With EPA’s Standards
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Condemns “Food Compass” Study Which Says M&M Candies, Chips More Nutritious than Beef

08.12.2022

• Cattle Producers To Build New Beef Processing Plant In Amarillo, TX
• The Effect of World Events On Grain Prices And Farmland Values
• Optimism on Ukraine Export Deal, But Relief For Importing Countries Won’t Be Immediate
• U.S. Food Prices Climb Most Since 1979
• Friday’s USDA WASDE, Crop Production Reports Strain for Early Harvest Estimates
• Canola Council Of Canada Launches 4R Advantage Program Offering Financial Incentives
• U.S. July Large Tractor Sales Up 22%, Small Tractors Down 21%, Combine Sales Up 9%
• Grocers likely in no hurry to change prices
• This time, USDA will have broad latitude to aid farm debtors
• Hemp industry struggling four years after farm bill
• Fueled by venture capital, ‘beanless’ coffees so far dodge labeling complaints
• Inflation Reduction Act offers rural electric co-ops potential to expand renewable energy
• Gene editing technology agreement signed for biofuel advancement
• Texas: Randall County Ag Day and Crops Tour, Canyon, Aug. 30
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Widely Variable Precipitation

08.11.2022

• China continues buying U.S. ag goods despite Taiwan visit
• USDA Reports Preview Friday’s USDA WASDE, Crop Production Reports Strain for Early Harvest Estimates
• Precipitation, Temperatures for Top Corn, Soybean States
• Consider variable cash lease to manage 2023 land costs
• July tractor sales fall while combine sales rise year-over-year
• After reaching ‘peak cotton,’ a declining role for China
• Relief could be on the horizon for supply chain bottlenecks
• Will the IRA’s Biofuel Provisions Ease Pump Prices? Sen. Ernst Isn’t Convinced
• Documents confirm DOJ investigation into beef processors
• Daybreak Aug. 10: Panel tees up climate funding package
• Crop Insurance: SCO and ECO Program Use
• Cotton: How to Think About Fiber Quality
• USDA Boosts Conservation on Grazing Lands and Support for Farmers and Ranchers

08.10.2022

• Soy-to-Corn Price Ratio on the Move Again
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• View From the Cab | Farmers Face Hard Choices When Crops Don’t Pay
• DTN Ag Policy Blog | Correcting Some Reporting on Farmer Debt Relief in Inflation Reduction Act
• Lawmakers Push to Extend Emergency Relief Program to 2022 Disasters
• Consider variable cash lease to manage 2023 land costs
• What happens to markets after USDA’s Aug. 12 report
• Crop downgrades lift corn, soy prices
• Sputtering crop conditions keep grain prices firm
• Avoid being locked into grain sales in late August
• U.S.-China ag trade endures amid rancorous rivalry
• Scott bill would help small livestock producers
• Klobuchar says existing farm bill a good template
• Cautious Optimism on Ukraine Export Deal, But Relief For Importing Countries Won’t Be Immediate
• What’s Ag’s Stake in the Senate-Passed Inflation Reduction Act?
• Texas: Big Country Wheat Conference, Abilene, Aug. 18
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• Cleveland on Cotton: Supply Now Driving Price Revival

08.09.2022

• 08.08.2022 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Senate’s Inflation Reduction Act Includes Additional $40 Billion For Agriculture/Rural Programs
• House Proposes Bill to Strengthen STB Authority Over Railroads
• Food Prices Post Biggest Drop Since 2008
• What’s Ag’s Stake in the Senate-Passed Inflation Reduction Act?
• Inflation Reduction Act passes with ag climate investments
• Senate approves additional $20 billion for voluntary conservation practices
• Scott bill would help small livestock producers
• Klobuchar says existing farm bill a good template
• Streamlined delivery of emergency relief programs is win-win for USDA, producers
• Ten Ships Have Sailed From Ukraine Under Black Sea Export Deal, While France Endures Record Drought
• HHS invests $60M in rural health care workforce, access to care
• Thompson on Cotton: Market Is Short of Sellers
• House Ag Republicans Want Hearing on EPA’s Crop Protection
• Direct-To-Consumer Farm Sales Reach $10.7 Billion, 35% Increase From 2019

08.08.2022

• Historic climate funding package clears Senate
• Democrats add farm debt relief to climate funding as Senate passage nears
• Ag leaders introduce bill to regulate digital commodities
• View From the Cab Farmers Face Hard Choices When Crops Don’t Pay
• USDA Land Values, Cash Rents Surveys
• DTN Ag Policy Blog Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act, Including Climate-Smart Ag Funding
• Maximize income from put option sale
• A history lesson to consider for next week’s USDA report
• Senate takes action on environmental regulations
• Dry, hot August could mean prices rally come harvest
• Thune introduces proposal to improve ranchers’ grazing rights on national grasslands
• World Food Prices Post Sharp Decline in July, as Three More Ships Depart Ukraine Under Black Sea Export Deal
• Soybean Marketing Decisions: Store Versus Sell
• Weekly Cotton Review – USDA 8.7.2022
• Grain Prices Will Remain High During the 2022 Marketing Year – Commentary
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Highly Variable Conditions
• Wheat Market: Black Sea Grain Corridor, Weather, Harvest Pressure Prices
• Texas Plains Cotton: Lots of Pests, No Economist Thresholds
• Purdue Ag Economist Compares Conventional And Organic Enterprise Net Returns
• USDA Issues Food Price Outlook Report