This is always one of the most interesting of USDA’s monthly supply/demand reports as it is the first to provide the agency’s views of the next crop year as the old crop year draws toward its end.Following is a brief summary of some key numbers from the USDA May WASDE released today:This is always one of the most interesting of USDA’s monthly supply/demand reports as it is the first to provide the agency’s views of the next crop year as the old crop year draws toward its end. By the time the May WASDE is compiled, USDA has a pretty good sense of U.S. and Northern Hemisphere winter wheat production, initial U.S. acreage estimates for spring planted crops, early planting progress, weather conditions and current market prices. It also has some...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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