The corn market’s short-lived bullish reaction to last Thursday’s tighter U.S. and world supply estimates from USDA signals that demand concerns will....More
The Brazilian government’s supply agency, Conab, released its initial estimates for 2012-2013. If they materialize, Brazil will pass the United....More
A federal judge on Friday afternoon vacated a new Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule setting limits on speculative trading, saying the agency....More
Friday’s quarterly Grain Stocks Report is not expected to hold much news for the corn and soybean markets, with the trade expecting Sept. 1 stocks to....More
The farm bill is being deferred to the post-election congressional session, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) told Reuters News Service on Monday. "It....More
On Sept. 6, the Farm Service Agency sent Notice FLP-622 to state and county offices with guidance on how to establish losses to pasture, livestock....More
USDA’s Economic Research Service released its 2012 farm income estimates, which project U.S. net farm income will total $122.2 billion in 2012 – up 3....More
Delta crops face a threat from Tropical Storm Isaac, which is expected to intensify into a hurricane as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico before making....More
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Friday ruled 2-1 in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency regulations to allow....More
USDA is expected to cut its estimate of the U.S. corn crop by 15% and lower its forecast for the soybean crop by 7.6% when it releases its first....More
U.S. food prices will rise faster than prices for other goods during the second half of this year and next year, with the worst drought in more than....More
Analysts say the notable aspect of this drought is its rapid increase in intensity since the beginning of July, spanning the crucial crop development....More
The U.S. is in the midst of its worst drought since the mid-1950s, according to the National Climatic Data Center’s monthly "State of the Climate"....More
The House Agriculture Committee on Thursday proposed a new U.S. farm bill that would cut spending on agriculture and food aid by $35 billion over 10....More
El Niño and La Niña are the troublesome duo responsible for the lack of rain in the majority of the Midwest, according to Dev Niyogi, climatologist....More