AgDay
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May corn prices were up 17.25¢ and May soybean prices were up 0.5¢, for the week ending April 9. May wheat prices were up 28¢.
A week after USDA released its bombshell Prospective Plantings report, USDA’s April WASDE also sparked some market momentum in corn, but seemed to disappoint for soybeans.
USDA will alter how it reports soybean oil use by biofuels producers beginning with its monthly World Agriculture Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) report in May, a USDA spokesperson told Reuters.
One industry expert says large retailers are cashing in on RINs, and consumers should see benefits at the pumps as a result.
This latest rise in used equipment values is, frankly, breathtaking.
Drought continues to grasp the western half of the country. As some farmers wait on rain to plant, Tommy Grisafi outlines some marketing tools to consider.
Canada’s Nutrien Ltd, the world’s largest fertilizer producer by capacity, said on Thursday it aimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% by 2030, in a plan costing the company up to $700 million.
While critics say President Biden’s infrastructure plan is too costly and includes more than infrastructure, proponents say it could help bridge the rural and urban digital divide.
A week ago, USDA issued an explosive Prospective Plantings report. Coming off such a large report, USDA’s April WASDE report typically doesn’t spark a wild reaction. However, one analyst thinks 2021 could be different.
The program will be introduced initially to row-crop farmers in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa.