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Weekly Crop Conditions and Progress

Corn planting has started, cotton is pacing ahead of normal and winter wheat conditions continue to slide.

A Day in American Agriculture

From sunrise to sunset, agriculture is a major part of every day across the U.S.

Corn Market Categorizes at Explosive

Explosive is the best way to describe the corn market this week following Thursday’s March 1st Stocks and Prospective Plantings report.

USDA Forecasts: Dispelling Myths and Misunderstandings

There can be little doubt that NASS acreage and production reports are among the biggest market movers year-in and year-out.

Bayer CropScience Acquires Seed Company

Bayer CropScience announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Hornbeck Seed Company Inc., a privately-held company in DeWitt, Ark.

Middle East Unrest Will Likely Drive Nitrogen Fertilizer Costs Up

Escalating unrest in the Middle East is not only going to continue to drive fuel prices up, there’s also a good chance it will do the same to the costs of fertilizing pastures

A Wild, Volatile Week in the Grain Markets

Fasten your seatbelts as this week may only prove to be a precursor for what we should expect this spring and summer.

Crop Returns Growing as Production Costs Rise

Farmers will spend more to produce their 2011 crops but they're likely to make that up -- and then some.

Bull Market Continues in Corn

Corn open interest climbed to another record high as outside money continues to flow into the most solid of grain markets.

Mixed News for Corn, Soybean Exports

The slowing pace of soybean exports and export sales suggest that the rationing process has been completed.

Full List of WASDE Report Links

Get all the latest information on Wednesday's WASDE report.

Farm Bill in Focus

Budget remains one of the biggest factors that will shape the coming U.S. farm bill.

Cargill, Mosaic to Part Ways

Breakup could shake the entire fertilizer industry.

Full List of Reports and Analysis

See all of the report data, analysis and commentary.

Grain Stocks: Off-Farm Grain Storage Capacity and Facilities

Capacity of off-farm commercial grain storage in the United States totaled 9.74 billion bushels on December 2010, up 3% from December 2009.

Crop Production 2010 Summary

Corn for grain production is estimated at 12.4 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the Nov. 1 forecast and 5 percent below the record high production of 13.1 billion bushels set in 2009.

Crop Production Summary: Crop Comments

See crop, by crop reports.

U.S. Growers Produce Abundant Crops in 2010

Despite less-than-ideal soil conditions and above-normal temperatures, U.S. corn growers harvested the third largest crop on record.

January Crop Production Summary: Corn

See the corn area harvested, yield and production figures.

Grain Stocks: Wheat Stocks

See the wheat stocks data by position and month.

Grain Stocks: Soybean Stocks

See the soybean stocks data by position and month.

A Shortage of Wheat?

Is there a shortage of wheat and/or a shortage of milling quality wheat?

What’s Affecting Wheat Prices

The USDA released the December WASDE reports Friday and the market just yawned.

November Crop Production: Crop Yield and Production

See all the crop yield and production data.

Nov. 8 Crop Progress, Condition Ratings

Harvest 2010 is almost history.

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More Corn, Less N

Continuous no-till/strip-till, more efficient hybrids and auto-guidance help a father and son in their quest for efficiency

Corn and Soybeans Finish Strong

Soybeans showed the most strength this week posting 50-cent gains.

Full Report Coverage and Analysis

See all the important data and analysis from today's reports.

Crop Production: Soybean Charts

See the official soybean numbers.

Crop Production: Corn Charts

See the official corn numbers.

Crop Production: Cotton Charts

See the official cotton numbers.

Oct. 4 Crop Progress, Condition Ratings

Find out the latest harvest and condition data.

Links to All Sept. 30 Grain Stocks Information

AgWeb breaks the report down to make it easy-to-read and navigate.

USDA Gearing Up to Make 2009-Crop ACRE Payments

Agency is looking to start making payouts in Oct. 2010

Become the next Top Producer of the Year

Mark your calendar now for Top Producer Seminar: Sharpen Your Competitive Edge, held January 26-28, 2011, in downtown Chicago at the Hotel InterContinental.

Take the Guesswork Out of 2011 Planting Decisions

It's time to start thinking about 2011 crop budgets

Aug. 30 USDA Crop Progress and Condition Ratings

See this week's USDA Crop Progress and Condition Rating reports.