TOP AG NEWS
Prevent Plant 2020
Some Illinois corn acres are still unplanted due to wet weather. The final plant date for crop insurance has passed…
FDA Pulls Back on Sanitizer Restriction
The Food and Drug Administration has temporarily relieved some restrictions on hand sanitizer produced by ethanol plants in an effort…
COVID-19 Continues to Impact Farmer Sentiment
Farmer sentiment improved slightly in May after falling sharply in both March and April. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading…
FY 2020 U.S. Agricultural Exports Forecast Lowered
Last week, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released the Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade, a quarterly report…
USDA Allows Extensions on Insurance Deadlines, Deferral of Interest to Help Producers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is making further adjustments to assist producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Approved Insurance Providers…
CoBank-Solid Rebound Expected for U.S. Sugarbeet Industry
Sugarbeet growers and cooperatives in the U.S. are expected to have a stronger financial year ahead, with improved production and…
USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
U.S. corn planting steadily moved toward the finish line while soybean planting reached the three-quarters finished mark last week, USDA…
Federal Reserve-Observations on the Ag Economy- May 2020
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its May 2020 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions…
Seasonal Price Rally in Soybeans
Typically, November soybean futures prices see a bit of a rally in June. Hopes grew recently for a similar rally…
President to Withdraw From WHO, Sanction China
President Donald Trump on Friday again pushed to place more sanctions on China by declaring that Hong Kong is no…