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A U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday La Nina has ended and El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions are likely to continue through the northern hemisphere summer.

Dry weather and poorly timed planting are weighing on Brazil’s second corn crop this year, reviving fears of another surge in feed prices like the one that battered big meatpackers after a 2016 drought.

“We could not have a better way to celebrate our 75th anniversary in North America,” Geraldo Mattioli, SVP North America said in the program announcement.

USDA’s first look at new crop in the May WASDE indicated higher crop prices could start to erode demand. However, USDA points out greater domestic use could help offset the idea of lower exports.

Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday with the S&P suffering its biggest one-day percentage drop since February, as inflation data fueled concerns over whether interest rate hikes could happen sooner than anticipated.

After a slow start here to planting in portion of Iowa, farmers are now planting the 2021 crop at a record pace. One Rock Rapids, Iowa farmer can’t recall a year he was able to finish this fast.

A pioneer who helped improve nutrition and health for millions of people around the world is being recognized for her groundbreaking work. Doctor Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is this year’s World Food Prize winner.

As soybean supply concerns continue to impact the market, USDA’s fresh look at 2020/2021 ending stocks in the May WASDE report paints a scenario where soybean supplies will remain extremely tight.

If you’re not from one of the 17 cotton-producing states, you might not realize that the United States is the world’s biggest exporter of cotton.