A decade ago, farmers received 17.6¢ of each $1 spent on food by Americans. Their share now is barely above 14¢ while processors, retailers, and others in the food chain take a larger share, according to USDA economists, who have tracked the farmer/marketer relationship for a quarter century. (Successful Farming)

Boris Johnson has signalled his support for a trade deal with Australia that scraps all tariffs on meat imports, insisting it would offer British farmers a “massive opportunity” to export their beef and lamb. (The Telegraph)  

CHINA HAS BOUGHT 37% OF NEXT YEAR’S CORN IMPORTS JUST FROM U.S. – China has tapped the U.S. for more than a third of next season’s expected corn imports, accelerating its pace of buying from the world’s top supplier to fill its growing grain needs. (Bloomberg)

Veterans of all walks of life are always looking to answer the question of, “what’s next?”. After a life of serving their country, many are unsure of what the next chapter of life holds in store for them. That’s where a group like the Farmer Veteran Coalition comes in. (Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network)

Chicago corn futures slid on Wednesday, giving up some of the gains made in the previous two sessions, although concerns over tightening world supplies provided a floor under the market. (Nasdaq)

The Illinois Department of Agriculture will be offering free recycling for agrichemical containers. The agency’s Richard Severns says farmers and agrichemical facilities are urged to save their empty containers for the upcoming recycling days. (WSIU