Many in the trade are still skeptical that the corn and soybean yields can be as big as the August estimates and pre-report estimates for the September report, and there are two primary reasons why.The key numbers in the USDA reports to be released at 12 P.M. (EDT) on 12 September will of course be the corn and soybean yield estimates followed by the supply and demand revisions. Following are some things to consider:
The WASDE (supply/demand numbers) will incorporate the NASS crop production estimates (there apparently has been some confusion regarding the basis of the former’s numbers). There could be some planted/harvested acreage adjustments within the yield/production estimates, but these will more likely be incorporated in the Octo...
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...
