PRO FARMER
Limited supplies and higher prices for commercial fertilizers have increased demand for manure.
Wild swings in commodities from wheat to crude oil are here to stay, with global supply chains getting reassessed in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Gregory Broussard. . .
February’s U.S. trade deficit declined less than $100 million from January’s revised $89.2 billion record, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt asked EPA to allow the sale of E15 this summer . . .
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the U.S. must shift the focus of its trade policy to rebuilding its domestic manufacturing industries and lessening ties to unfriendly economies.
USDA announced that ranchers who have an approved 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) application would soon begin receiving emergency relief payments for increases in additional feed costs in 2021. . .
The Iowa Chapter of the Realtors Land Institutes survey pegs the state-wide value of high-quality cropland at $14,080 an acre, up 14.1% from September. . .
More French drivers are purchasing ethanol conversion kits to allow their cars to run on higher ethanol blends . . .
For the 2022-23 crop marketing year, RaboResearch estimates the average on-farm cash price will be $5.77 for corn and $10.50 for wheat.
Corn futures followed wheat futures sharply lower Tuesday, with the nearby May contract tumbling 22 1/4 cents to $7.26 1/4 and new-crop December falling 11 3/4 cents to $6.52 3/4.