A lot of Week Left on the Market Calendar

Grains pushed higher in today’s trade, while attention in the cattle complex turned to the JBS strike moving forward and questions about whether the market has become technically overbought. Cash trade remained quiet, and added pressure came
USDA Data Under Increasing Scrutiny

The USDA is facing some doubts about the reliability of its data from farmers, grain traders, and economists. Reuters said the doubts are coming about because of the agency’s significant staff losses and the sharp upward revision
Senator Marshall: USMCA is the Most Important Trade Agreement of Our Lifetime

Washington – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), questioned witnesses, including the Honorable Kevin Brady, former Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, and Ted Vander Schaaf, Owner of Vander Schaaf Farms, at the Senate Finance
U.S. Sales of Combines Increase in January 2026; Ag Tractor Sales Declined
MILWAUKEE, WI – According to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), U.S. sales of combines rose 68% in January 2026 compared to the year before. Total sales of Ag tractors declined 4.7% during the same period. Meanwhile, Canadian sales of
U.S. Wheat Associates Celebrates USDA Announcement of Export Market Development Funding

ARLINGTON, VA – U.S. Wheat Associates (U.S. Wheat) celebrated the announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) has awarded more than $212 million through the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program to help
ASA, USSEC & WISHH Welcome USDA Allocation of Foreign Market Development and Market Access Program Funding

Washington, DC. The American Soybean Association (ASA), the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) and the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) announced today that the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) has allocated $16,845,357 in Market
USDA and DoW Advance Key Parts of the National Farm Security Action Plan

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a Memorandum of Understanding (PDF, 92.7 KB) (MOU) that memorializes the relationship between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and