Pro Farmer Analysis
The Biden administration released its plans for boosting Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production.
California is committing to a plan that will make it the first U.S. state to phase out gas-fueled furnaces and water heaters in homes.
In comments submitted on Sept. 21, National Grain & Feed Association (NGFA) urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to extend the emergency declaration for livestock and feed. . .
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is the most successful clean energy tool available to the government, which should make full use of it when setting the biofuel mandate for 2023 and future years. . .
Key bipartisan senators on the Senate Ag Committee want to confirm nominees for trade, food safety, and farm credit by unanimous consent next week.
SovEcon raised its 2022 Russian wheat crop forecast by 5.3 MMT to a record 100 MMT . . .
Ethanol production fell 62,000 barrels per day (bpd) for the week ended Sept. 16 . . .
While the initial production outlook is strong, Cordonnier says with La Niña still present, it could impact South American crops for a third year in a row.
Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero told Bloomberg News he expects the pandemic-era surge in U.S. consumer demand that snarled supply chains will start to cool. . .
U.S. tariffs levied against Chinese products in 2018 were not “punitive” tariffs, according to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and are not “punishing” China.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s push to accelerate the fight against climate change is sparking a showdown with the nation’s farmers, who say it’s threatening food supplies and their profits.
Pro Farmer shares their latest outlook for soybeans.
Around 82 ships remain stuck around Ukrainian ports despite the opening of a United Nations-backed sea corridor to ship grains, according to shipping industry officials.
Pakistan’s wheat production could be a lot lower than most, including USDA, are projecting, according to several sources.
A halt to rail shipments of ethanol due to a railroad strike would threaten to reverse the recent slide in U.S. gasoline pump prices from a record high.
EPA is coordinating with USDA and the Department of Energy (DOE) on biofuel blending requirements past 2022, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said on Tuesday.
Corn and soybean production will both be down from 2021, according to USDA’s September Crop Production report. That news sent prices higher for both markets.
In its final assessment of the 2021-22 crop, Conab raised its official Brazilian soybean crop estimate . . .
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is calling on the USDA to focus on day-to-day functions, not the Biden administration’s political goals:
Senior U.N. and Russian officials met in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss Russian complaints that Western sanctions were impeding its grain and fertilizer exports despite a UN-brokered deal. . .
U.S. farmers confronting supply-chain bottlenecks and a surging dollar are losing their competitive edge in the global market for soybeans to their biggest rival: Brazil.
If the data review justifies any changes, NASS will publish updated planted and harvested acreage estimates.
Argentina’s daily soy trading volume hit its highest level in five and a half years, the country’s Rosario Grain Exchange said, after the government announced a higher foreign exchange rate during September.
The Biden administration is expected to announce a rule this year that would detail annual biofuel blending mandates for the refining industry for a three-year period instead of just for one. . .
Corn-for-ethanol use totaled 445.7 million bu. during July, according to USDA, which was a little lighter than the 448.3 million bu. traders expected.
With California’s power grid under strain due to extreme heat and high demand, the utility grid operator is asking residents to avoid charging their electric vehicles (EVs).
Officials expect Ukraine’s key agricultural exports – grains, oilseeds and oils – to rise to about 4 MMT this month . . .
Acres that U.S. farmers were unable to plant have more than tripled from the same period last year as extreme weather wreaks havoc on fields.
Severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere — stretching from the farms of California to waterways in Europe and China — are further snarling supply chains and driving up the prices of food and energy. . .
Corn posted modest gains late this week but not enough to offset the sharp declines posted early this week, with the market holding a sideways-neutral posture heading into next week.