Friday, May 20th, 2022 Video and Audio Podcast
A wild week for the wheat market, money flow between corn and soybeans and a stock market under pressure. We discuss all that and more with Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge on today’s show. […]
News of Agriculture (from the American Ag Network)
Cattle On Feed Up 2% in May
The May 2022 Cattle on Feed report is out from USDA and it showed cattle on feed up 2% from 2021 and the highest on feed number for May 1st since the series began in […]
Commodity Markets Are Concerned About Tight Stocks
Tight global commodity stocks are a concern in the markets, especially in wheat. Joe Glauber, senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, says the tight stocks are making the markets jumpy. “If […]
Growth Energy, EPA Reach Settlement on Deadline for Issuing 2023 RVO
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following settlement discussions with Growth Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to file a notice in the Federal Register on Monday seeking comment on a proposed judicial consent decree that would […]
Butcher Block Act, a Less Controversial Supply Chain Bill, Wins Bipartisan Support
The Butcher Block Act to boost U.S. meat processing capacity, in contrast to a second packer concentration bill, won bipartisan House Ag panel support this week. Butcher Block was bipartisan, while the Meat and Poultry […]
Final Hard Winter Wheat Tour Estimates Released
The Wheat Quality Council annual Hard Winter Wheat tour is wrapping up on Thursday and the tour has released its total weighted average yield estimate of 39.7 bushels per acre. That is down from last […]
U.N. Wants Ukraine’s Ports Opened for Grain Shipments
The United Nations is talking with Russia about the possibility of opening up Ukraine’s Black Sea ports for grain shipments to get exported. Ukraine is one of the largest grain producers in the world and […]
Indonesia Lifts Edible Oil Export Ban
On Thursday, it was announced that Indonesia is lifting it’s ban on edible oils. The country, which is the world’s biggest shipper of edible oils, put a ban in place on April 28th, in a […]
Senate Legislation to Address Baby Formula Shortage
Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow and Ranking Member John Boozman (BOZE-man) led a bipartisan group of senators who introduced legislation to address baby formula shortages. The bill is aimed at helping families who rely on […]
USDA’s Emergency Relief Program to Cover Natural Disaster Losses
The New Emergency Relief Program announced this week by the Department of Agriculture will help cover the billions of dollars in losses from natural disasters in recent years. American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Danny Munch […]
