USDA publishes its long term 10-year outlook every year in February at the annual Ag Outlook Conference – the last was February 2022. The outlook is initially based on the October WASDE report, and it is then updated until released in February. Yesterday, the U.S. portion (i.e., no global forecasts) of the early release was issued. This preliminary outlook is based on modeling, but bakes in a few key assumptions based on where things are at the end of the crop year.
The forecast assumes much higher yields at 181.5 bushels per acre (bpa) in MY 2023/24, compared to 2022/23 yield of 171.9 bpa – about a 6 percent jump. That would boost the ending stocks to use back into double digits at 11.6 percent. The long-term trend for yield...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
