Brazilian Farmers Investing More in Soybeans, Less in Corn Because of low corn prices and the necessity to treat soybeans for Asian rust, farmers in Mato Grosso as well as other states have apparently decided that it is wiser to attempt to maximize soybean yields than use their limited capital to invest about the same in both crops. They have sharply reduced their corn plantings in the current summer season because of poor profitability, and many expect an additional decrease in the safrinha season. One agricultural input supplier in Mato Grosso indicates sales of inputs for corn are expected to be down at least 10 percent in that latter season. Meanwhile, farmers there indicate they need a soybean yield of about 60 (60 kg) sacks/hectare (...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
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