Time to Move Forward Post WASDE
It’s time for the markets to move past Monday’s USDA numbers and start focusing on what lies ahead. Weather tensions have eased for now, shifting attention back to demand-side fundamentals. Strong ethanol production numbers this week are
2026 U.S. Acreage Battle Already Underway?
As we enter into the new year and have had a chance to digest the latest data from USDA, one has to wonder if the U.S. acreage battle for 2026 is heating up or already underway? That’s
Good Export Sales Supporting Thursday Trade
We saw good weekly and daily export sales numbers out on Thursday that is seemingly helping support soybeans and the grain trade today. Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to discuss that and more in our Market
U.S. Farmland Values Enter New Phase Shaped by Localized Market Signals
OMAHA, NEB. — The U.S. agricultural land market is shifting after years of steady growth. Although land values are still high historically, current signs indicate a more complex situation driven by local and regional factors rather than
Whole Milk is Back: President Trump Signs Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
(Washington, D.C.) — President Donald J. Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in the Oval Office alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., USDA National
American Farm Bureau Establishes 2026 Policies *Audio*
Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 107th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2026. Key topics ranged from labor to animal health to risk management. “America’s farmers and ranchers
Lawmakers Press USDA to Speed Disaster and Economic Aid for Farmers
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led 11 of her colleagues in urging Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to speed up and expand payouts tied to federal disaster and economic assistance programs
Unrest in Iran Raises Geopolitical Tensions and Ripples Through Oil and Fertilizer Markets
Protests continue in Iran, although recent government efforts to suppress the demonstrations do appear to have reduced the overall scale and frequency of unrest in some areas. A human rights group reports that it has verified the
Grassley Presses EPA, Agencies for Answers on RFS Refinery Exemptions
Iowa Senator Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter on Tuesday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and three other federal agencies requesting a detailed update on actions taken in response to concerns
U.S. Hemp Roundtable Welcomes Bipartisan Bill Extending Hemp Planting Certainty Through 2028
The U.S. Hemp Roundtable welcome the introduction of the Hemp Planting Predictability Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide a two-year extension delaying implementation of changes to the federal definition of hemp. The proposal would extend the current