by Riley Smith | Mar 12, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The weather in South America has once again flipped to a drier cycle, but this will actually be helpful since some areas in Brazil actually received excessive amounts of rain. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest weather patterns....
by Riley Smith | Mar 12, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Friday is the deadline to get a government funding bill passed through Congress and to President Trump’s desk to avoid a government shutdown. Emily Buckman, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the duration of a possible...
by Riley Smith | Mar 11, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Expectations were low for the March WASDE report, and those expectations were met almost squarely on the nose. This is typical for the March WASDE report, as the markets are already looking ahead to the reports at the end of the month. Allendale commodity broker Greg...
by Riley Smith | Mar 11, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The National Corn Growers Association recently put out a call to action to help push year-round E15 across the finish line. Neil Caskey, CEO of the NCGA, said securing permanent access to E15 would be a significant boost for a tough ag economy. Year-round E15 wouldn’t...
by Riley Smith | Mar 10, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Exports of U.S. beef trended higher than a year ago in January, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports were slightly below last January’s large totals, despite another outstanding performance in Mexico...