According to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 1.002 million barrels per day (b/d)?or 42.08 million gallons daily. That is down 9,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production decreased to 1.012 million b/d for an annualized rate of...
Big jump in Ag BarometerTuesday?s sharp selloff in the grain and oilseed markets coincided with the release of the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Unlike the markets the barometer is up, and it moved up to 139 for July, the highest since January. the...
While in Mexico Friday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he has no indication that Mexico will buy corn and soybeans from Argentina and Brazil or other countries. Perdue met with counterparts in Mexico to discuss trade and told reporters following the...
Southern Rust Spreading StatewideSouthern Rust was discovered in Indiana last week, and indications are it is spreading statewide. One of the first infestations was discovered by Brian Bush in Bartholomew County. Bush, an agronomist with DuPont Pioneer, says that so...
Hutcheson July field checkUneven crops because of the spring and summer elements seems almost an annual ritual now. In Indiana, the evidence of heavy rains throughout the year is there for everyone to see. When you do see a nice crop, there is a good chance...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia today struck down the Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) flawed methodology used to reduce the 2016 total Renewable Volume Obligations (RVO) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).This decision was in...
American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood. Created in in 1930, it depicts a farmer standing beside a woman that has been interpreted to be his daughter or wife. In reality, the figures were not farm folks but Wood?s sister, Nan Wood Graham, and Wood?s dentist, Dr....
The National Cattlemen?s Beef Association says the increased tariff on beef imports to Japan underscores the ?urgent need? for a bilateral trade agreement between Japan and the United States. Japan announced it would increase the tariff on frozen beef imports from...
A look Ahead At August Market ActionAs we move from July into August, the focus of the market will move from corn yields to soybean yields. August will also feature the first estimate by USDA on the yield of this year?s corn and soybean crops. There will be a number...
Martin on soy showcaseThe 2017 Purdue Soybean Showcase was held yesterday at the Beck Agricultural Center in West Lafayette, and Purdue and the Indiana Soybean Alliance showcased research that farmers help support with soybean checkoff dollars.Dr. Marshall Martin,...
