…CEO of the American Soybean Association, will be nominated as USDA undersecretary. Other names floated for USDA posts include Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey, Indiana Agriculture Department Director Ted McKinney,…
Cargill: Grain Glut to Last
…of crops in storage. Global corn, wheat and soybean inventories have increased over the last four years in the longest stretch of gains since the late 1990s, according to the…
USDA Political Appointment Nominees Coming Soon
…CEO of the American Soybean Association, is expected to be nominated for the USDA deputy secretary position. Current Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey is expected to receive the nominee for…
May WASDE Report Mostly Neutral
…year. The monthly report is also projecting a U.S. soybean crop of 4.25 billion bushels, down from the 4.3-billion-bushel crop last year. USDA projects ending stocks for new crop corn…
Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing
…farmers insure against either low milk prices or high feed costs, but the way the program calculates the relative value of feeds such as corn, soybean meal and hay was…
Ag Producer Sentiment Inches Higher in April
…on expectations for November 2017 soybean futures prices 1) exceeding $10.50 per bushel and 2) falling below $9 per bushel between the survey date and fall. The change in soybean…
International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model
…South American and Southeast Asian countries have emerged as major exporters of “forest-risk” commodities (primarily beef, palm oil, soybeans, and forest products), often produced on newly deforested land. This land…
Agri View: Pork Exports to China
…lot of pork. And, most of it will come from the U.S. That is positive for the corn, soybean and pork farmers. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…North Carolina, hog farmer Bill Northey of Iowa, corn and soybean farmer and secretary, Iowa Department of Agriculture Jose Rojas of Colorado, vice president of farm operations at Hormel Foods…
Historic White House Ag Roundtable Discussion Includes California Farmer
…and Agriculture; current board member, Western Growers Association James “Cookie” Lamb of North Carolina, hog farmer Bill Northey of Iowa, corn and soybean farmer and secretary, Iowa Department of Agriculture…
China Growing Less Corn as Acreage Drops
…produced in the 2016-17 season. At the same time, China’s soybean output will edge higher to 13.5 million metric tons, 2.9 percent higher than the 13.1 million produced last year….
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report
…3.0 million cwt on increased exports. U.S. soybean supply and use changes for 2016/17 include higher seed use, reduced residual disappearance, and higher ending stocks. U.S. fiscal year 2016/17 beet…
Hog Prices Expected to Increase in 2017, Despite Challenges
…higher in calendar year 2018 due to sharp reductions in 2017 U.S. acreage. Soybean meal averaged $478 per ton in 2014 (high-protein, Decatur, Illinois), but is expected to average only…
Ag Leaders Meet with EPA Administrator
A coalition representing various agricultural groups recently met with leadership from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Production Agriculture CEO Council, which includes CEO’s of the American Soybean Association, the National…