The USDA has lowered old crop soybean and wheat ending stocks estimates, while leaving corn unchanged. Soybean ending stocks for the current marketing year are seen at 235 million tons, down 25 million from April on an increase in exports. 2021/22 wheat was reported at 655 million bushels, 23 million lower, on higher food and export demand. Corn came out at 1.44 billion bushels, with no adjustments to the balance […]
A technical agronomist says patience pays off for hybrid selection during a late planting season. Jeff Spieler with DEKALB Asgrow in South Dakota says it might be too early to switch to short-season corn because the crop could lose its top-end yield. “If you’re in the mid to lower end of your RM, we probably aren’t going to change too much because we put that original hybrid out there for […]
The USDA says beef export sales hit a marketing year high during the week ending May 5th. Beef nearly doubled the previous week’s total thanks to strong sales to South Korea and Japan, with Mexico, Canada, and Indonesia rounding out the list of buyers. That’s in contrast to several other key commodities, with corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton all notching marketing year lows and sorghum and soybean product sales also […]
Commentary. Two of our favorite high school students are winding down their senior year. They are wrapping up their FFA careers and giving their mothers roses on “senior night” at their final athletic competitions. They are attending proms, taking final exams, and packing their bags for a senior trip. Graduation is days away. Paige and Ethan are among thousands of young men and women who grew up on farms or […]
Ukrainian farmers are facing a dangerous situation this growing season, which could further limit global crop production. Roman Grynyshyn, a Ukrainian liaison for farmers, says Russia has been attacking agricultural land by deploying land mines. “They’ve been mining the actual fields. Now, it is another problem for the farmers to decide whether to harvest or not. You do not know whether there are mines are not. The combine might explode. […]
A northwest central Ohio farmer says she’s anxious to see results from the USDA’s global ag supply and demand report. Patty Mann tells Brownfield “all eyes are on the market and there is a lot of concern with the products and commodity that likely won’t be grown in Ukraine and if the U.S. can supply that. Interesting numbers to come” The report is out at noon Eastern. ...
A Peoria, Illinois ethanol plant is shut down after it suffered an explosion and caught fire Wednesday night. The Peoria Fire Department says the ADM plant has suffered around $2 million of damage. Peoria Battalion Chief Steve Rada says fire crews were unable to fully enter the plant and extinguish the fire earlier this morning because of structural issues and high CO2 levels. Reports say two plant workers are being […]
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Kellan Heavican will be in Lincoln when Nebraska Soybean Board hosts ASA/WISHH International Trade Team on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. ...
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has raised its’ outlook for that nation’s corn and soybean crops. CONAB says 95% of Brazil’s soybean crop is harvested, putting production at 123.83 million tons, up 1.1% from April, but down 10.4% from 2021 due to drought late last year and early this year in some key growing areas. Corn production is expected to be 116.1985 million tons, including 89.299 million tons of second […]
