Friday, July 1st, 2022 Video and Audio Program
On Friday, the bearish freight train continued in the grain markets as the soy complex led us sharply to the downside. Wheat was not far behind and corn, tried to stabilize, but ended lower as […]
EPA Proposes New Atrazine Restrictions
On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced several proposed label changes to atrazine products, a key herbicide used in agriculture. Atrazine is commonly used in corn along with sugarcane and sorghum. EPA is looking […]
Court of International Trade Looking Into High Fertilizer Prices
The Court of International Trade is considering an appeal against the U.S. International Trade Commission’s decision to place duties on phosphorous fertilizers from Morocco and Russia. The National Corn Growers Association says that’s put fertilizer […]
More Analysis of USDA Planted Acreage and Grain Stocks Reports
The USDA released its Planted Acreage Report on Thursday, and at least one commodity market expert says there were some surprises. Joe Vaclavik, President of Standard Grain in Tennessee, says the unexpected numbers came in […]
TFI Appreciates Congressional Letter on Rail Service Issues
The Fertilizer Institute’s President and CEO, Corey Rosenbusch, praised the bipartisan congressional letter sent this week to the Surface Transportation Board regarding poor railroad service. The letter outlined the negative impact the poor service is […]
National Association of Wheat Growers’ 2023 Farm Bill Priorities
Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2022) — The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) shares their 2023 Farm Bill priorities as Congress prepares for the next Farm bill. As lawmakers continue to review the 2018 Farm Bill and start […]
U.S. Biofuel Groups Applaud Canada Clean Fuel Regulations
The U.S. Grains Council, Growth Energy, and the Renewable Fuels Association applauded Canada for its finalized Clean Fuel Regulations. Those regulations are an initiative to reduce the lifecycle carbon intensity of fuel and energy used […]
Additional Steps to Strengthen Child Nutrition Programs
USDA will provide nearly $1 billion in additional funding to help schools purchase American-grown food for their meal programs. The agency also says the recent signing of the Keep Kids Fed Act equips schools, summer […]
Discussing the Soybean Market After the USDA June Reports
Now that the June USDA reports have come and gone, we take a closer look at the soybean market and what things look like currently. Mac Marshall, Senior Vice President of Market Intelligence, U.S. Soybean […]
Thursday, June 30th, 2022 Video and Audio Program
It ended up to be a rough day in the markets after the release of USDA’s Quarterly Grain Stocks and June Acreage reports on Thursday. We saw some outside market pressures as well that had […]