Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, gas and housing left Americans grappling with the highest inflation rate since 1990. (NBC Chicago)  

The USDA increased its forecast for 2021-’22 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Nov. 9. The agency is also predicting a record corn yield of 177 bushels per acre. (Ethanol Producer Magazine)

Scientists from both Tennessee and Illinois have confirmed dicamba-resistant waterhemp in their respective states this week. The Illinois weed population, collected from Champaign County, shows 5- to 10-fold levels of resistance to dicamba compared to susceptible populations. (DTN)

60% of America’s mushrooms come from one small Pennsylvania town: Kennett Square. But because of strict immigration laws and high turnover, there aren’t enough mushroom pickers. It’s forced farmers across Kennett Square to kill off mushrooms they can’t pick in time, causing millions of dollars in losses. (Business Insider

The UAW strike continues against John Deere more than three and a half weeks after after the two sides failed to reach an agreement by the strike deadline in October. (ABC)

As of Sunday, the USDA pegged the U.S. corn harvest at 84% complete vs. a 78% five-year average. The nation’s soybean harvest is estimated at 87% complete vs. a 88% five-year average. (Successful Farming)