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Chinese government urging other countries to oppose U.S. tariffs
China and the U.S. have officially drawn lines in the sand regarding trade and tariffs. China seems to be digging in for the long term and looking for allies. Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist for StoneX, said the Chinese government released a video this week urging other countries to stand up against the U.S. Suderman said China sees the U.S. negotiating with so many countries as a direct threat to their economy. However, Suderman said he still doesn’t expect to see an agreement...
Another bullish week for soybean exports
For a third straight week, U.S. soybean exports had a bullish tone.The latest weekly U.S. Export Sales Report was released Thursday morning by USDA for the week ending August 6th. In the report, old crop corn sales were 377,200 metric tons ? up noticeably from the...
Red meat exports persevered despite pandemic challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a ripple effect, or tidal wave if you prefer, through the economy. Not just the agriculture sector. However, agriculture has been suffering trade wars and low prices for years, so this is the last thing we needed.Audio: Full interview with...
USDA publishes “interesting” WASDE; eyes on September update
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today (Wednesday) released its August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). Department officials pegged the season?s first survey-based corn yield forecast at a record 181.8 bushels per acre and soybean production...
Farmers experiencing stress can utilize Iowa Concern
A variety of events have made 2020 a stressful year, and the team at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is reminding Iowans of a free resource. Iowa Concern began in 1985 and is a toll-free number serving the agricultural community. The hotline provides...
Naig: Derecho damaged millions of bushels of stored grain
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig held a press conference late Tuesday afternoon to provide an update on agriculture-related storm damage from the devastating derecho on Monday. Secretary Naig echoed Governor Kim Reynolds comments that early estimates indicate...
Will COVID-19 affect the availability of pork for holiday tables?
Right now, the furthest thing on anybody?s mind is the holidays. With temps still in the 80s and question marks about what we will actually be able to harvest in Iowa, not much thought has been given to who might be up on the housetop come December. However, this is...
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Halstrom pleased with 2021 USMEF conference
Officials with the U.S. Meat Export Federation are lauding the success of this year?s annual conference.USMEF?s Strategic Planning Conference and Board of Directors Meeting took place November 10-12 in Carlsbad, California. Speaking with the Iowa Agribusiness Radio...
BASF fungicides offer disease protection & plant health options for 2022
Disease pressure is something that once again showed up in 2021. It shows up in every year. Tar Spot was talked about a lot in Iowa?s cornfields as the disease keeps increasing the affected territory. What is interesting is that in recent years we have seen the...
Opening Market Podcast – Greg McBride Allendale 11-29-21
Corn is starting lower and soybeans are continuing to rise. Dustin talks with Greg McBride of Allendale about COVID-19 Omicron, exports, and weather on this morning's Opening Market Podcast.
Weekend Ag Matters: November 27th, 2021
In this episode:Dustin runs down headlines and visits with Senator Joni ErnstBrent talks with USMEF President & CEO Dal HalstromRuss Parker talks about Thanksgiving.
Channel Seeds excelled in 2021 and are ready for 2022
Iowa had its share of challenges in the 2021 growing season, and we weren?t alone. Weather patterns made up much of the challenge this year. However, those weather patterns also opened the door for disease and pest pressure. While there are good products out there in...
