The USDA maintained its forecast for 2020-’21 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report, released on Aug. 12. (Ethanol Producer Magazine)

Midwest farm crops took heavy losses in Monday’s violent derecho wind storm, with the most damage in the Quad-City region appearing to have occurred to corn along the U.S. 30 … Read More

Coming into the USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and Crop Production reports, private firms and the trade released their estimates. USDA blew past those estimates and raised … Read More

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, the principal negotiators for the two countries, will review the Phase 1 trade pact and likely air mutual grievances … Read More

USDA will host a Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) producer webinar August 19 to discuss newly eligible specialty crops, nursery crops, cut flowers and more. Register here.

Grain bins were among the structures damaged by a widespread thunderstorm that slammed the Midwest on Monday, picking up speed and destructive power as it moved from Nebraska into Iowa, … Read More

While farms that rely on other businesses to ferry their products to consumers have struggled, farms that sell directly to consumers have not, farmers and experts said. (Wausau Pilot and … Read More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s import and export trade data for June 2020, released Aug. 5, provides important insight into the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on U.S. farm products. … Read More

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials plan to release the August World Agricultural Supply & Demand report today. Greg McBride, of Allendale, Inc, says pre-report estimates suggest higher yields. (KIWA)  

Hillandale Farms, one of the top five American egg producers, allegedly hiked prices on more than 4 million cartons sold to major grocery stores, the U.S. military and wholesale distributors. … Read More