Last week on Friday 17 May, WPI outlined the commodity program proposals in the House farm bill draft. Below are some key changes in the conservation and trade titles. The Committee hails its reforms to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) as the first attempt at clarifying and simplifying the program since it was created in the 1985 farm bill. The first is incentivizing the enrollment of marginal lands by basing rental rates on the “land capability classification.” That classification shows the suitability for soils for crop production; the suitability for crop production decreases progressively along the seven categories. The proposed CRP rental rates would be as follows:
Class 1 & 2: 85 percent of the county average...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
