It isn't often the WPI defers to other sources, but the subject of trend line yields can be very confusing. We have pointed out on numerous occasions the importance of the 2012 corn yield to these markets. USDA and several others are using yield estimates as high as 164 bushels per acre in its preliminary 2012 corn production estimates. The U.S. corn yield has only been 160 bushels per acre or higher twice. The first time was in 2004 and the last time was in 2009. The 2010 yield was 152.8 bushels per acre and the 2011 yield was 147.2 bushels per acre. The difference between a 2012 corn yield of 164 bushels per acre and 155 bushels per acre could mean as much as $1.00 or more to prices. The term "trend line" is often used in yield discussi...
What You Need to Know Today: Declining crop conditions ratings and shaky results from the Pro Farmer crop tour sent grains sharply higher on Tuesday. The Pro Farmer tour in Ohio pegged the state yield at 180.18 BPA, about 5.5 BPA below the tour’s 2025 estimate. Similarly, the Pro Farmer...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Egypt is the largest importer of Brazilian maize in the first six months of 2026. Egypt imported about 28.4 percent of maize exports, or about 1.7 million MT. Iran was the third-largest importer at 14.5 percent, or 900,000 MT, fol...
Based on a Depression-era statute, President Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of exports to the U.S., or about 5.2 percent of the $383 billion worth of goods the U.S. imported from Canada in 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Of that total, about $39.3 billion was agricu...
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