USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service is reporting a marketing-year low for U.S. wheat, and lower sales for corn, soybeans, and cotton in their latest Weekly Export Sales Report for the week ending April 8, 2021.
February pork exports fell 12 percent from a year ago, and at a value of $629 million, down 13 percent from 2020.
In January USDA’s National Agricultural Statistic Service reported U.S. pecan production for this marketing season (October-September) at 302 million pounds, an 18 percent year over year increase.
For corn producers who contacted their fertilizer needs in 2020, they’ll more than likely have costs comparable to the past few years.
This could be a banner year for beef exports if projections from the U.S. Meat Export Federation are realized.
Bankers and lending groups are calling on USDA to exercise caution when implementing Section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan.
Livestock producers may be eligible for new or additional payments under USDA’s latest program, the Pandemic Assistance for Producers.
U.S. exports of cotton declined 3 percent in 2020 to $6 billion but remained the fifth-highest export value on record.
USDA released their latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate report on Friday.
USDA and private landowners have partnered to protect more than 5 million acres of wetlands, grasslands, and prime farmland according to the latest information from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
USDA released their latest Weekly Export Sales Report on Thursday, for the week ending April 1, 2021. Other than cotton, all commodities experienced lower sales, including marketing year lows for wheat and soybeans.
In 2020, the value of U.S. beef & beef product exports contracted 5.5 percent year-over-year, largely due to supply chain constraints and food service struggles in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
USDA’s Weekly Export Sales Report for the week ending March 25, 2021, produced a surprisingly large week of sales for pork thanks to China.
With more countries beginning to reopen from the COVID-19 shutdowns, export demand for U.S. commodities is increasing, a fact highlighted in USDA’s latest Quarterly Stocks report.
Once every year, USDA releases their estimates on prospective plantings in the United States. For 2021, that report places the expectations for soybean plantings at 91.1 million acres, a 5 percent increase over last year.
USDA is projecting ending stocks for pork in the United States during February 2021 to grow 24 percent above levels last February.
Traders, and analysts are preparing for two reports from USDA.
USDA unveiled their new Pandemic Assistance for Producers program this week, establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and producers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market disruptions.
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.0 million head on March 1.
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January pork exports, in volume, slipped 9 percent in January compared to one year ago and export values fell 13 percent according to the latest data from USDA.
USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service released the latest Weekly Export Sales Report on Thursday which highlighted positive growth in wheat, corn, soybeans, and cotton.
U.S. beef and pork exports opened 2021 below the large volumes posted a year ago, according to January data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
According to USDA’s latest WASDE Report, white wheat exports are raised on continued strong sales and shipments to China and South Korea.
New spring crop insurance prices for corn, cotton, and soybeans are at the highest levels in at least eight years, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
USDA is extending the deadline for producers interested in applying for the Quality Loss Adjustment Program to April 9.
New legislation would give a much-needed boost to the Commodity Credit Corporation’s annual borrowing limit.
USDA Veterinary Services recently announced changes to the bovine tuberculosis testing requirements for certain imported cattle from Mexico, which went into effect last Monday.
For the first time in the history of the United States, a former Secretary of Agriculture will be returning to the Whitten Building as the leader of USDA.
According to USDA feedlots have their second-highest inventory in 25 years.
USDA released their Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade Thursday morning during their 97th Agricultural Outlook Forum, held virtually for the first time ever.
Futures prices — the price of a contract to deliver a commodity at a certain time in the future – for wheat, corn, and soybeans have been trending higher since August 2020.
According to a recent report from USDA, agriculture trade through exports has increased 6.6 percent over the past year – reaching their highest levels since 2014.
As a deadly winter storm crawls across the country, USDA is reminding rural communities, farmers, ranchers, families, and small businesses affected by the recent weather that the Federal government has programs that provide assistance to those in need.
USDA’s 97th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum gets underway this week with the first presentation coming from Chief Economist Dr. Seth Meyer, who just returned to the Department after having been away for a few years.
The 2018 Farm Bill put into place safety net programs to help farmers survive substantial drops in crop prices or revenue. In order to participate, a producer must sign a 2021 enrollment contract before March 15.
USDA released their latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report Tuesday morning, and it appears the supply and demand outlook for U.S. wheat is largely unchanged this month.
Despite the challenges faced by agriculture producers over the past few years, inflation-adjusted net cash farm income is expected to increase nearly 24 percent in 2020.
The cornerstone of government conservation initiatives is the Conservation Reserve Program from USDA.
USDA’s Foreign Ag Service released their latest Weekly Export Sales Report based on reports from exporters for the period January 22-28.
Family farms represent 96 percent of all U.S. farms, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology report released last week by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
In a unique and somewhat unprecedented approach, the Senate Agriculture Committee met on Tuesday to consider the nomination of Tom Vilsack to become the next Secretary of Agriculture.
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service reports the December Prices Received Index decreased from November but increased slightly from December 2019.
According to the Risk Management Agency, the changes include increasing livestock head limits for feeder and fed cattle to 6,000 per endorsement, or 12,000 annually.
USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service released their Weekly Export Sales Report on Thursday, for the week ending January 21, 2021.
USDA has announced a temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrows under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency.
Though President Biden has already selected his nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, Senate approval may take some time.
USDA released their latest Weekly Export Sales Report on Friday, a day later than normal due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday on Monday.
Traders walked away from Friday afternoon’s monthly Cattle on Feed Report from USDA unfazed by the latest numbers.
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