USDA’s Quarterly Grain Stocks report surprised markets today after finding 81 million more bushels of old crop (2020/21) soybean bushels. The finding bucked previous market forecasts, which were trading on the prospects of the second-tightest ending crop supply on record prior to the data release. (Farm Futures)

Britain’s government plans to allow researchers to use gene-editing techniques to develop crops that can increase yields, reduce the need for pesticides and cut greenhouse gas emissions as the U.K.’s exit from the European Union allows it to deviate from the bloc’s rules. (Boston Globe)

The U.S. consumes and imports more coffee than any other country in the world. But could a nation full of coffee drinkers ever grow a significant portion of its own here? Maybe. (USA Today)

With California’s Proposition 12 animal welfare law set to go into effect on Jan. 1, two farm groups asked the Supreme Court to invalidate the voter-approved standards as an unconstitutional burden on farmers and consumers everywhere. (Successful Farming)  

Beyond Meat’s meatless chicken tenders are heading to the freezer aisles of grocery stores. The maker of meat alternatives announced Monday that its latest substitute will be sold in retail stores nationwide in October. (CNBC)

Russia has reported an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) at a site of the country’s largest pork producer Miratorg in the Belgorod region in the central Russia, the agriculture safety watchdog said in a statement on Monday. (Reuters)