Farmers, Traders and Analysts React to Massive Yield Estimate
(NASHVILLE, TN) — Well many in the industry are still digesting and reacting to the massive, record yield and production estimates for corn that came out from USDA’s August WASDE report on Tuesday, August 12th, 2025. The
Tuesday, August 12th, 2025 Podcast
On Tuesday, USDA dropped a massive yield estimate for corn at 188.8 bushels per acre for this growing season. That number, along with the 2025/26 corn production forecasted at a record 16.7 billion bushels, would be 1.4
Market Reacts to High Corn Yield Numbers
The August WASDE report came out today, showing higher yield projections for both corn and soybeans. Soybeans are hopeful that the trade extension with China will bring benefits. In the cattle market, boxed beef prices reaffirm strong
USDA August WASDE: 188.8 National Corn Yield, 53.6 National Soybean Yield
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — The season’s first survey-based yield forecasts are calling for a monster U.S. corn crop and a slightly higher U.S. soybean crop to be harvested this fall. On Tuesday’s August World Agricultural Supply and Demand
EPA Eases Diesel Exhaust Fluid Rules to Prevent Sudden Power Loss for Farmers, Truckers
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Environmental Protection Agency announced new guidance Tuesday aimed at preventing sudden speed and power losses in diesel-powered trucks, buses, and farm equipment caused by Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) system failures. EPA Administrator
World’s First SAF Plant to Begin Operations by September
Following multiple delays, the world’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant is now expected to begin operating before the end of 2025. Bloomberg reports that LanzaJet, Inc. will produce green jet fuel from ethanol at its $200
Food Price Rate of Growth Slows in 2025
In the first six months of 2025, retail prices for six food-at-home categories grew more slowly than their average rate of growth over the same months between 2005 and 2024, and prices fell in two categories. Food
NCBA Notches Legal Victory Protecting Cattle Producers from Overreaching Emissions Regulations
WASHINGTON – Last week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) notched a legal victory in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia affirming protections for cattle farmers and ranchers from onerous and unnecessary air emissions