CHS Foundation and CoBank Partner to Donate $2 Million to Feeding America® Amid Rising Needs at Rural Food Banks
St. Paul, Minn. (Nov. 7, 2025) — As food insecurity continues to rise across the United States, the CHS Foundation and CoBank are joining forces to support Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization, with a combined
EPA Issues Additional Decisions on Small Refinery Exemptions
WASHINGTON D.C. — On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted on 16 individual SRE petitions from eight refineries seeking an exemption from their Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligations for compliance years 2021–2024. In consultation with the
Friday, November 7th, 2025 Podcast
Grain markets were quiet to end the week, with some volatility and positivity in the soy complex after EPA announced decisions on small refinery exemptions for the 2021-2024 window. Corn and wheat were quietly lower and cattle
Waiting for Buying Confirmation
China’s recent purchases of U.S. wheat and grain sorghum have drawn attention, signaling potential efforts to diversify feed supplies amid tightening global stocks. However, questions remain about whether those same buying intentions will extend to U.S. soybeans,
Quiet Markets on Friday; EPA Releases SRE News
We see a fairly mixed grain and livestock trade as we near the weekend on Friday with some support to the upside in soybeans and cattle. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss
Ricketts, Gillibrand Introduce Bill to Improve Flood Protection & Infrastructure Resiliency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Flood Protection and Infrastructure Resilience Act. The bill would elevate long-term flood resilience as a priority for the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
U.S. Wheat Industry Encourages USTR to Maintain Mexican Market Access and Address Lingering Canadian Trade Hurdles
The trilateral trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada has delivered substantial wins for U.S. wheat farmers, thanks to the elimination of tariffs and strengthening sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. Today, Mexico is the most important
NCBA Supports Legislation to Expand Local Beef Sales
WASHINGTON D.C. – On Thursday, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced continued support for the Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act. This legislation introduced by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and
Phosphate and Potash Added to Final Critical Minerals List
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Both phosphate and potash have been included on the just-released Final List of Critical Minerals. Originally compiled in 2018 and then revised every three years, the list is published by the United States Geological