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Four crops especially vulnerable to population decline

03/12/25 5:04 AM By Philip Brasher

Corn, sorghum, soybean and wheat exports are heavily dependent on markets that are headed for population decline over the next 25 years, according to a new report by Terrain.

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USDA holds off estimating full tariff impact in forecast

03/12/25 5:01 AM By Philip Brasher

USDA is lowering its estimates of global corn and soybean stocks in a report that doesn’t account yet for the impact of reciprocal tariffs or of new duties on Canada and Mexico that President Donald Trump plans for April.

World Bank: Global food commodity prices to fall 4% in 2025

10/30/24 6:01 AM By Philip Brasher

The World Bank is forecasting that global prices for food commodities will drop another 4% next year after declining 9% in 2024.

Fertilizer industry consolidating as farmers struggle with input costs

09/18/24 6:05 AM By Des Keller

The majority of Dustin Edwards’ annual fertilizer use consists of anhydrous ammonia. Edwards, who farms 5,500 acres in eastern Kansas, believes the $640 per ton it costs now is about double what the market should be.

Drought-resistant wheat clears key regulatory hurdle

08/28/24 6:03 AM By Rebekah Alvey

USDA will deregulate the HB4 drought-tolerant trait from Argentina-based Bioceres Crop Solutions, slightly opening the door to commercialization in the United States.

USDA raises corn production forecast, lowers ending stocks

07/12/24 2:41 PM By Steve Davies and Noah Wicks

The Agriculture Department raised its estimate for corn production to 15.1 billion bushels, a jump from its June projection of 14.8 billion, but slightly lowered its prediction for ending stocks, in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report issued Friday.

USDA raises soybean ending stocks; wheat lower and corn steady

06/12/24 3:03 PM By Noah Wicks

USDA is raising its ending stocks forecast for U.S. soybeans, while lowering the estimate slightly for wheat.

USDA projects rising ending stocks amid price slump

05/10/24 3:09 PM By Philip Brasher

USDA on Friday projected higher ending stocks for major row crops that will be harvested this year.

Wheat for the long haul: tentative optimism about biotech

05/01/24 6:18 AM By Des Keller

The positive reception that biotech wheat has received in Argentina is being closely watched in the U.S., but experts say any genetically engineered variety faces a long road to approval here.

Biden administration taps CCC for $1B in foreign food aid

04/18/24 1:34 PM By Philip Brasher

The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to use USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority to provide $1 billion in additional food assistance overseas, a move requested by leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee last year.

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: March 21, 2025: Rep. Kat Cammack on reconciliation, farm bill, producer payments

After three hurricanes hit her Florida district in 13 months, Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., overviews recovery efforts and the possibility to embed USDA staff in FEMA to assist with future disasters. She also discusses the potential for including farm bill elements in budget reconciliation, saying it is “absolutely feasible.”

Then, T.A. Hawks with Monument Advocacy and Mike Stranz from the National Farmers Union discuss USDA’s release of $10B in market relief payments and the potential impact of the administration’s trade policies on agriculture.

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