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China’s grain supply won’t be affected by a loss of U.S. feed grain and oilseed imports, thanks to abundantly available substitutes on the global market and sufficient reserves at home. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg.

(FARGO, ND) — The latest estimates from USDA say that corn, soybean and spring wheat planting progress is moving at or ahead of average as we near the end of April. According to the latest USDA Crop

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today reintroduced the Strengthening Local Processing Act, legislation that would provide support to America’s small meat and poultry processors to help strengthen and upgrade their operations. The bill would

(Washington, D.C.) – On Monday, the Trump Administration announced bold action to put farmers and ranchers first by dropping criminal charges against Charles and Heather Maude, a South Dakota family who has a small cattle and hog

U.S. growers say they will plant 49% more sunflowers this year. Oilseed crushers and bird food buyers were expecting an acre increase given small carryover seed stocks. Non-oil sunflower acres were somewhat below most traders’ thoughts. According

(Washington, D.C., April 28, 2025)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today is issuing an emergency fuel waiver allowing the sale of E15 gasoline — gasoline blended with 15% ethanol — nationwide during the summer driving season.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter to her counterpart in Mexico demanding Mexico eliminate restrictions on USDA aircraft and waive customs duties on eradication equipment that are critically

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – A year-over-year drop in oil prices is a sign that farmers may get a modest break in the price they will pay for diesel fuel

Retaliatory tariffs and other trade barriers have effectively halted U.S. beef and pork exports to China. Erin Borror, U.S. Meat Export Federation vice president for economic analysis, explains that the impact is being felt throughout the red

Washington, D.C. (April 28, 2025) — As the House of Representatives begins drafting the upcoming budget reconciliation package, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) today called on lawmakers to permanently extend the Section 199A tax deduction

(KERSHAW, SC) — Archer Daniels Midland said it will permanently close its soybean processing plant in Kershaw, South Carolina, later this spring as part of its cost-cutting plan announced earlier this year, according to Reuters. The Kershaw

U.S. egg production totaled 8.63 billion in March 2025, a 7% drop from the same month last year. That figure includes 7.35 billion table eggs and 1.28 billion hatching eggs — with 1.18 billion from broiler-type hens

(KANSAS CITY, MO) — Economic conditions in the Tenth District farm economy weakened in early April as overall economic activity in the district grew slightly, that according to the new Beige Book update from the Kansas City

For most U.S. farm households, income from off-farm jobs like teaching, driving a bus, or managing a bank branch helps keep an operation running. According to a new AFBF Market Intel Report, it says in 2023 that

Ethanol output jumped to the highest level in three weeks, and inventories dropped during the seven days ending on April 18. Data from the Energy Information Administration says production rose to an average of 1.033 million barrels

The trading session has been on the quieter side in both grains and livestock.  The live cattle market is trending mostly higher once again, backed by continued long-term bullish sentiment. A few nearby contracts are taking a

Grain and livestock markets are fairly mixed on Thursday as we continue to track news headlines, export sales, weather and more. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to look at the trade action in

WASHINGTON D.C. — Earlier this week, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that $340.6 million in disaster assistance is available to help farmers and rural communities affected by natural disasters. The American Soybean Association is pleased that the

The USDA’s attaché office in Buenos Aires is predicting corn exports from Argentina will climb to the third-highest level on record and will surge higher in the 2025-2026 marketing year. Shipments of corn will total 37 million

Many provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire this year. The American Farm Bureau says that adds a big task to the Congressional to-do list: updating the tax code. Many of

(FARGO, ND) — Summit Carbon Solutions has once again been denied a permit to build a carbon pipeline in South Dakota by the state’s Public Utilities Commission. On April 22nd, the South Dakota PUC denied the company’s