Weighing on Scott Irwin’s mind is whether U.S. grain growers need to get some downside price protection for 2025 crops.

Updated production forecasts from the International Grains Council (IGC).

A breakdown of new, returning and departing members

The Department of Energy and other federal agencies released a report on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge.

Craig Turner, with StoneX, says corn and soybeans saw some early pressure on profit taking after hitting chart resistance and some farmer selling was also noted, both from U.S. and South American producers.

Cutler believes the upcoming challenge lies in overcoming entrenched trade disparities, including subsidies, state-owned enterprises and cross-border data flows.

The latest USDA American Farms and Ranches at a Glance report offers insights to how row crop growers are making a go of it financially in 2025.

Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says live cattle futures are consolidating which is healthy. Meanwhile, corn and soybeans make new highs for the move still digesting USDA’s bullish report data and the shocking cuts in yield, production and ending stocks.

Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says as of Friday’s report, USDA has dropped corn ending stocks nearly 1 billion bushels from their initial estimate during the February 2024 Ag Outlook Forum when the agency projected carryout at 2.532 billion bushels based on trend-line yield.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration aims for a “dollar-for-dollar” response.