
EPA Finalizes Historic New Renewable Fuel Standards
WASHINGTON –President Trump announced that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the historic Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) “Set 2” final rule. The final rule realigns the program with Congress’ original intent—increasing the use of homegrown American

FAPRI Releases 2026 U.S. Agricultural Market Outlook
The University of Missouri Food & Agricultural Policy Research Institute has released the 2026 U.S. Agricultural Market Outlook. The near-term outlook for farm finances shows stark differences between crop and livestock sectors. Net returns remain poor for most

Rising Costs and Global Competition Push U.S. Agriculture Toward Breaking Point
Memphis, Tennessee – U.S. farmer competitiveness in the global marketplace, the cost-price squeeze of inputs and commodity prices, and market consolidation and corporate power, were top of mind concerns for most individuals responding to a recent survey

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in North Dakota Impacted by Winter Storms
(Fargo, N.D.) – Agricultural operations in North Dakota have been significantly impacted by recent winter storms. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these

United States Hog Inventory Up Slightly
(Washington D.C.) – As of Mar.1, there were 74.3 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up slightly from March 2025 but down 1% from Dec. 1, 2025, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published

More Than Food: Agriculture’s Economic Footprint
Each year, the Feeding the Economy report provides one of the most comprehensive looks at the full economic footprint of U.S. food and agriculture. While often discussed in terms of farm receipts or commodity production, the report highlights a

Spring Arrives on the Upper Mississippi River
Army Corps of Engineers staff locked the Motor Vessel Crockett through Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minnesota, this week, with two additional barges en route to St. Paul, Minnesota. She was immediately followed by four additional

E15 Approved for Summer-Grains React
Trump administration announced a nationwide temporary waiver allowing both E15 and E10 sales this summer to help boost domestic fuel supply. Summer E15 sales have been happening since 2021, but a push for legislation guaranteeing year-round E15

EPA Announces Summertime Waiver for E15
WASHINGTON D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, in consultation with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA), issued a temporary emergency fuel waiver to

Markets Trading E15, RVO Rumors and Weather
Rumors of an EPA announcement of a summertime waiver for E15 are being traded in the markets at midweek, along with hopes for RVO details to come soon and weather starting to work back into the conversation.
Ag and Biofuel Groups Call for Reasonable Guidelines for Aviation Tax Credits
A letter signed by over 20 agricultural and biofuel groups was sent to officials at Treasury, the Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy and the White House today urging them to establish reasonable guidelines that will allow
Fischer Bill to Expedite Wildfire Disaster Relief Passes Senate
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senator Deb Fischer’s (R-NE) Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act to expedite ag producers’ access to federal disaster relief under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and Emergency Forest Restoration

Drought Pressures Wheat, Feeders Break Out
We saw a shift in price action across the grain markets today, with wheat conditions slipping amid ongoing temperature swings and drought concerns. That drought continues to expand, putting weather back at the forefront of market focus.

More Headline News Volatility in the Markets
Markets are mixed on Tuesday as we see more headline volatility at play. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss the latest headlines and the added volatility to the markets in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

USDA Promotes New, Voluntary “Product of USA” Label
(Washington, D.C., March 24, 2026) – Today, on National Agriculture Day, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of a national public awareness campaign to inform meat, poultry, and egg producers of the “Product of USA”

NAWG Report Calls Attention to Costly Fertilizer Tariffs Impacting Wheat Growers
Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2026) – The National Association of Wheat Growers released a new report highlighting the significant financial burden that countervailing duties (CVD) on phosphate fertilizer imports have placed on U.S. wheat farmers. The report finds

USDA Announces $115.2 Million in Nine States to Capitalize on Timber Production and Protect Our Communities From Devastating Wildfires
TOPEKA, Kan. — U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator J.R. Claeys announced $115.2 Million across eight states through the Timber Production and Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP), to ensure sawmills and other wood processing facilities

Planting Intentions in Focus as Global Tensions and Weather Add Uncertainty
As the March Planting Intentions Report draws closer, new estimates from AgMarket.Net are starting to shape expectations. On the Monday Market Wrap Up, Jim McCormick breaks down those numbers while also addressing grower concerns tied to the

Record Heat, Expanding Drought and a “Godzilla El Niño”???
We are seeing a rollercoaster of weather with record heat over the weekend, coming off a recent blizzard. What does the temperature and precipitation outlook show us for the next few weeks ahead? Will we see some

More Headline News Volatility in the Markets
We see more volatility in the markets tied to headline news risk from the Middle East. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to run through what’s happening to start the week in our Market

Tenth Annual Feeding the Economy Report Shows Food and Agriculture Generate $10.4 Trillion and Support One in Five U.S. Jobs
Washington, D.C., March 23, 2026 – CRA joined 34 other food and agriculture organizations in releasing the 10th annual Feeding the Economy report, a comprehensive farm-to-fork analysis of the entire food and agriculture supply chain. The report