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USDA Announces Kansas City Region as the New Home for ERS and NIFA

Move puts ERS, NIFA closer to customers, expected to save nearly $300 million nominally.

June 13, 2019 | Posted in Ag Equipment Business

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will relocate the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to the Kansas City Region.

Flooding Isn’t Over Yet; Pushes Up Corn Prices

June 13, 2019 | Posted in Analysis & Commentary

The ultimate impact of spring floods throughout much of the Midwest and Corn Belt won’t be known until at least harvest time. As a result it’s difficult to assess how it will affect farm equipment sales, but so far, it’s giving a boost to corn prices. One thing known, for sure, is the impact of the flooding is still being felt in many areas.

Farmers Pick Up the Planting Pace; Much Yet to Be Done

June 11, 2019 | Posted in Commodities

U.S. farmers planted 16% of their corn acres, while an additional 21% of soybeans were sown last week, an improvement over recent reports, according to the USDA’s latest Crop Progress report.

Less Than Ideal Planting Weather Challenging U.S. and Canadian Growers

June 7, 2019 | Posted in Commodities

While poor planting conditions are challenging U.S. growers throughout the country’s Corn Belt this spring, farmers in Canada have their own weather problems to contend with.

Midwest Growers Seek Approval to Use Prevented Plant Acres for Forage Crops

June 5, 2019 | Posted in Commodities

Hoping to head off a “rapidly emerging forage crisis for livestock farmers across the Midwest,” a multi-state coalition of agricultural organizations submitted a written request to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue seeking approval for emergency provisions allowing the planting and harvesting of forages on prevented plant acres without date restrictions.

Pace of Corn, Soybean Plantings Continue to Fall Seriously Behind Schedule

June 4, 2019 | Posted in Commodities

Only two-thirds of the U.S. corn crop was in the ground and less than 40% of soybeans had been planted as of June 2. Much of the crop that has been planted is looking ragged.

Wet Fields Continue to Plague Corn and Soybean Growers

May 28, 2019 | Posted in Commodities

This spring has been called the wettest on record in the Corn Belt and other major growing regions of the U.S. and the pace of planting would seem to verify this claim. As of Sunday, May 26, corn planting in the U.S. is 32 days behind the 5 year average and soybeans are 37 days behind the 5 year average.

WASDE: 2019-20 Crop Receipts Expected to Drop 6%

May 24, 2019

USDA’s May World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) crop report introduced an initial 2019-20 crop year production forecast. It implies cash crop receipts across corn, soybean and wheat could decline 6% this year following 1% growth in the 2018-19 crop year.

USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Trade Wars

May 23, 2019 | Posted in Commodities

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation and trade disruption.

Crop Planting Progress Remains Far Behind Last Year and 5 Year Average

May 14, 2019 | Posted in Commodities

With improved weather in much of the Corn Belt this week farmers should make some significant progress in getting their corn and soybeans in the ground. They will need it because, as of this past Sunday, May 12, planting lagged far behind what one might expect at this point in the season.

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