Antegra Corn: Remember – the highest the Dec contract has been in nearly a year happened during a crop report!
Grain Network
CROP PROGRESS: 97% of the corn in the U.S. had been planted by June 3rd, compared to 92% last week and 95% last year
Corn
CORN ACREAGE: Corn planted area for all purposes in 2018 is estimated at 89.1 million acres, down 1 percent from last year
Corn
CORN ACREAGE: Compared with last year, planted acres are down or unchanged in 31 of the 48 estimating States
Corn
CORN ACREAGE: Area harvested for grain, at 81.8 million acres, is down 1 percent from last year
Corn
SOYBEAN ACREAGE: Soybean planted area for 2018 is estimated at 89.6 million acres, down 1 percent from last yea
Soybeans
SOYBEAN ACREAGE: Compared with last year, planted acreage is down or unchanged in 14 of the 31 estimating States
Soybeans
The U.S. is the largest corn producer (35.9%) globally, followed by China (20.9%); Brazil (8.1%); European Union (6.0%); Argentina (3.2%) and Mexico (2.6%)
Corn
The U.S. exports 40.5% of total corn exports ahead of Brazil (17.3%); Argentina (15.9%) and the Ukraine (13.0%)
Corn
The European Union (12.3%) and Mexico (11.1%) are the two largest corn importers followed by Japan (10.4%); South Korea (6.7%) and Egypt (6.4%)
Corn
The U.S. and Brazil dominate global soybean production with each producing 35.5% of global production followed by Argentina (11.0%); China (4.2%) and Paraguay (3.0%)
Grain Network
Brazil exports 49.0% of total soybean exports, followed the U.S. (37.3%), Paraguay (4.1%); and Argentina (2.0%)
Grain Network
China accounts for a whopping 62.9% of global soybean imports, followed by the European Union (9.1%) as well as Mexico (3.0%); Argentina (2.4%) and Japan (2.1%)
Grain Network
CROP PROGRESS: 96% of the corn in the U.S. had matured by October 14th, compared to 93% last week and 89% last year
Corn
Some Iowa farmers, many corn growers, got less than $25. "The corn payments are a joke. Someone at USDA made a mistake" (@USAToday)
Corn
Charlie Daniels Band To Perform At 2019 Commodity Classic February 28 - March 2 in Orlando, Fla. (@NCGA)
Corn
EPA says it is committed to rule for higher ethanol blend by summer driving season (@Reuters)
Corn
U.S. soybeans Ok'ed for EU biodiesel (@FarmFutures)
Soybeans
China's pig population is shrinking, and that's bad news for American soybean farmers (@WSJ)
Soybeans
"I am disappointed that Bud Light chose to denigrate corn in their Super Bowl ad as part of a marketing scheme to attack their competition." Mark Recker President Iowa Corn
Corn
Natl' Corn Growers via Twitter - "BudLight America’s corn farmers are disappointed in you ... Thanks MillerLite and CoorsLight for supporting our industry."
Corn
Kansas State University collaborates with the American Soybean Association to launch $17M aqua-feed program in Cambodia
Soybeans
Corn Controversy: After offensive anti-corn Superbowl Ad Bud Light emailed the NCGA "looking to make it right" and asking for a meeting, according to Neil Caskey w/ the NCGA.
Money
WORLD CORN: EU production projected at 60.72 million metric tons, up 320K metric tons from last month
World Ag News
WORLD CORN: China production projected at 257.33 million metric tons, up 1.33 million metric tons from last month
World Ag News
WORLD CORN: World production projected at 1.099 billion metric tons, down 301K metric tons from last month
World Ag News
WORLD CORN: Brazil production projected at 94.5 million metric tons, unchanged from last month
Brazil
WORLD CORN: U.S. ranked 1st in production followed by China, Brazil, EU, Argentina & the Ukraine
World Ag News
WORLD CORN: Foreign corn production is forecast higher with increases for Argentina, China, and Ukraine more than offsetting reductions for South Africa and Mexico
World Ag News
WORLD CORN: Argentina production projected at 46 million metric tons, up 3.5 million metric tons from last month
World Ag News
WORLD CORN: Global corn production is down this month as reductions for the United States, Mexico, and South Africa slightly offset larger crops for Argentina, China, and Ukraine
World Ag News
WORLD CORN: In Southeast Asia, Vietnam and Malaysia lead the region in corn imports, driven by strong consumer demand for pork and poultry, respectively
World Ag News
WORLD SOYBEANS: World production projected at 360.99 million metric tons, down 8.21 million metric tons from last month
World Ag News
WORLD SOYBEANS: Brazil production projected at 117 million metric tons, down 5 million metric tons from last month
World Ag News
WORLD SOYBEANS: Argentina production projected at 55 million metric tons, down 500K metric tons from last month
World Ag News
WORLD SOYBEANS: China production projected at 257.33 million metric tons, up 1.33 million metric tons from last month
World Ag News
WORLD SOYBEANS: The United States is projected to be the largest producer of soybeans in the world followed by Brazil, Argentina, China & India
World Ag News
WORLD SOYBEANS: Production for Brazil is lowered 5 million tons to 117 million due to dryness in parts of the South and Center-West regions
World Ag News
WORLD SOYBEANS: Global soybean production is lowered 8.2 million tons to 361.0 million with lower crops for Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and South Africa
World Ag News
WORLD SOYBEANS: U.S. soybean export bids in January, FOB Gulf, averaged $346/ton, up $5 from December and $17 from November
World Ag News
WORLD SOYBEANS: U.S. soybean meal export bids in January, FOB Gulf, averaged $348/ton, down $4 from December while $2 above November
World Ag News
WORLD WHEAT: The European Union is projected to be the largest producer of wheat in the world followed by China, India, Russia & the United States
World Ag News
WORLD WHEAT: China production projected at 131.43 million metric tons, down 1.072 million metric tons from last month
World Ag News
WORLD WHEAT: India production projected at 99.7 million metric tons, unchanged from last month
India
WORLD WHEAT: Russia production projected at 71.6 million metric tons, up 1.6 million metric tons from last month
Russia
WORLD WHEAT: World production projected at 734.745 million metric tons, up 1.331 million metric tons from last month
World Ag News
WORLD WHEAT: European Union production projected at 137.6 million metric tons, unchanged from last month
World Ag News
WORLD WHEAT: World production for the 2018/19 market year is raised 1.3 million tons, led by a 1.6-million-ton increase for Russia, a 0.6-million-ton increase for Brazil, and a 0.5-million-ton increase for Paraguay
World Ag News
WORLD WHEAT: Overall, U.S. wheat prices were up at the end of January as export prospects improved amidst ideas of tighter international supplies
Wheat
WHEAT ACREAGE: All wheat planted area for 2018 is estimated at 47.8 million acres, up 4 percent from 2017
Wheat
The European Union is the largest wheat producer with 20% of total world wheat production, followed by China (17.1%); India (1%); Russia (11.2%) and the U.S. (6.2%)
Grain Network
Russia accounts for 22.5% of global wheat exports, ahead of the U.S. with 13.5%; European Union (12.8%); Canada (12.5%) and the Ukraine (9.6%)
Grain Network
Wheat exports are widespread; the biggest wheat importing countries are Brazil, the European Union, U.S. and China each accounting for two to four percent of global wheat imports
Grain Network
Major wheat importing regions include North Africa (15.1%); Southeast Asia (14.6%); and the Middle East (10.1%)
Grain Network
Trade war entices farmers to switch acres to corn (@FarmFutures)
Corn
U.S.-China trade resolution likely but absent major upside for soybean farmers (Iowa Soybean Association)
Iowa Soybean Association
Much-anticipated WASDE report largely underwhelms soybean market (Iowa Soybean Association)
Iowa Soybean Association
Organic wheat: K-State joins Heartland Plant Innovations and others to explore breeding platform
Wheat
In Oval Office meeting today, the Chinese committed to buy an additional 10 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans
Trade
Major to historic river flooding will continue across parts of the Mississippi and Missouri River Basins (WPC)
Weather
U.S. farmers adopting drought-tolerant corn about as quickly as they first adopted herbicide-tolerant and insect-tolerant varieties (ERS/USDA)
Corn
PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS: Soybeans growers intend to plant 84.6 million acres in 2019, down 5% from last year
Soybeans
PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS: All wheat planted area for 2019 is estimated at 45.8 million acres, down 4% from 2018
Wheat
GRAIN STOCKS: Durum wheat stocks in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 74.1 million bushels, up 50 percent from a year ago
Grain Stocks
PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS: Corn growers intend to plant 92.8 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2019, up 4% from last year. If realized, this will be the highest planted acreage since 2016
Corn
BEER WARS: MillerCoors filed a lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch, which owns Bud Light, for the ads, calling them "false" and "misleading." (@FoxNews)
Food & Drink
U.S. Soybean Exports to China Increased in February; Trade Negotiations Return to Washington, D.C (farmdoc)
University of Illinois
Threat to retain tariffs counterproductive to ending trade war with China (ASA)
Iowa Soybean Association
Wake Up Call: Cattle futures ended in positive territory with support from signs of tightening supplies, overriding a seasonal trend that usually shows rising stocks ahead of the summer grilling season (Allendale)
Market Commentary
2018 County Corn and Soybean Yields: Exceptional Yields in Central Illinois and the Eastern United States (farmdoc)
University of Illinois
Here We Go Again: How Many Days Does It Take to Plant the U.S. Corn Crop? (farmdoc)
University of Illinois
Implications of Recent Trends in U.S. Gasoline Consumption for Ethanol (farmdoc)
University of Illinois
Great move for corn today, closed above it's 21 day MA and just at the upper resistance, this could be an interesting month (@WackTrades)
Corn
As the COT report goes Tuesday to Tuesday, we can farily confidently predict that it will show funds buying corn this past week. It'll be the first net buy since March 26 in what has been a down trend since Dec 2018 (@Caerus_Trading)
Corn
Dickinson Co. Kansas corn starting to spike through, cattle waiting to go to grass until it dries out again (@mjwiegand)
Corn
DAILY EXPORTS: Export sales of 120,000 metric tons of soft red winter wheat for delivery to Egypt during the 2018/2019 marketing year
Exports
Corn stocks in Iowa totaled 2.18 billion bushels on December 1, 2018, down 202.8 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
Corn stocks in Illinois totaled 2.1 billion bushels on December 1, 2018, down 30.2 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
Corn stocks in Minnesota totaled 1.29 billion bushels on December 1, 2018, down 231.9 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
Corn stocks in Nebraska totaled 1.45 billion bushels on December 1, 2018, down 11.2 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
Soybean stocks in Iowa totaled 528.5 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 40.99 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
Wheat stocks in Kansas totaled 450.2 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 50.3 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
Wheat stocks in North Dakota totaled 279.5 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 70.9 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
Wheat stocks in Montana totaled 150.9 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 41.5 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
Wheat stocks in Oklahoma totaled 116.4 million bushels on December 1, 2018, down 27.7 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
Soybean stocks in Nebraska totaled 298.3 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 34.1 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
Soybean stocks in Minnesota totaled 339.1 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 30.3 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
Soybean stocks in Illinois totaled 671.2 million bushels on December 1, 2018, up 160.8 million bushels from last year
Grain Stocks
WTO Dispute Panel Confirms China’s Domestic Agricultural Support Exceeds Limits, Distorts Trade (U.S. Wheat Associates)
Trade
Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture webinar "Delayed Corn & Soybean Planting Decisions" Thursday, May 23 at 3 p.m. (CT). - Register Here
AgToday
Looks like ethanol margins are 10-25 cents negative across the country. US corn now priced ~8% above SA on export market. Just remember to ratchet down your demand numbers along with your production numbers (@StandardGrain)
Ethanol
Trade Aid No Solution to Continued Impasse for Soybean Sales to China (ISA)
Iowa Soybean Association
Beer Battle: A Wisconsin judge has ordered Anheuser-Busch to stop suggesting in advertising that MillerCoors’ light beers contain corn syrup
Corn
I'm not crazy bullish by any means, but the fact that 'drier the second week of June' with 37 million acres of corn unplanted is bearish is kind of hilarious (@GoddessofGrain)
Corn
I need to go somewhere where the corn is planted and emerged because I'm starting to lose my sh** here... if we're being honest (@GoddessofGrain)
AgToday
CME Group Sets a Number of Volume, Open Interest Records in Agricultural and Interest Rate Products
AgToday
Most sources seem content forecasting 68% to 73% will now be planted vs. just 58% last week... (@KevinVanTrump)
Crop Progress
Here is a look at the #CropWatch19 corn field in S. Illinois versus the same weekend in the previous two years (@kannbwx)
Crop Progress
The #CropWatch19 soybeans are being planted tonight in central Kansas. Just 6.5 days ago the field was completely flooded, but it has had nearly a week of dry weather now (@kannbwx)
Soybeans
GRAIN CRUSHINGS: Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 493 million bushels in April 2019
Corn
FATS & OILS: Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.15 million tons (172 million bushels) in April 2019...
Soybeans
Russia it is getting hot, hot , hot- some analysts to decrease Russian wheat production forecast 2019/20 as June temperatures have risen above 30 °C in the south (@RussianGrainTra)
Wheat
GRAIN EXPORTS: Corn sales reported for Japan (713,200 MT, including 591,500 MT late reporting, 49,200 MT switched from unknown destinations, and decreases of 13,100 MT), Mexico (184,700 MT...
Exports
GRAIN EXPORTS: Soybean sales reported for China (135,700 MT, including 136,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,300 MT), Spain (57,000 MT), the Netherlands (56,800 MT...
Soybeans
GRAIN EXPORTS: Wheat sales reported for Indonesia (70,000 MT), Yemen (44,000 MT, including 40,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Canada (29,900 MT...
Wheat
It’s interesting that people in plush offices, with shiny shoes and supercomputers can estimate the 19 corn yields... (@PitstickFarms)
Corn
Here's a look at some of the #CropWatch19 soybeans on Sunday compared with a year earlier (@kannbwx)
Soybeans
The National Corn Growers Association Corn Board has elected fifth-generation Ohio farmer John Linder to be the next first vice president (@NationalCorn)
National Corn Growers Association
July corn futures set a new high of $4.42 per bushel, the highest for the most-active contract since July 2015 (@kannbwx)
Corn
I think there's a strong chance at some point during the next two weeks we trade limit-up! (@KevinVanTrump)
Corn
Up to 6 Million Acres of Corn Won't Get Planted This Year; Could Shatter All U.S. Records (@Bloomberg)
Corn
"It's A Disaster Like I've Never Seen Before": 2019 Could Be Worst Year Ever For US Corn Farmers | Zero Hedge (@IndianaGrainCo)
Corn
NE Custer Co. Nebraska more rain today, corn up to knee high, soybeans would like to be drier to grow. cattle doing well on grass (@mjwiegand)
Nebraska
MU soybean specialist: Crop growers get 'triple whammy' -- prevented corn planting, reduced soybean yield from delayed planting, and poor crop vigor of emerged corn and soybean plants
Soybeans
Today, National Corn launched an ad in Washington DC calling on the EPA to follow President Trump’s commitment to farmers and stop giving RFS waivers to big oil companies
National Corn Growers Association
Soybean Prevent Planting Decisions in Middle June, Cover Crops, and MFP Payments (farmdoc)
University of Illinois
CROP PROGRESS: 90% of the corn in Texas had emerged by June 16th, compared to 86% last week and 96% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 83% of the corn in Kansas had emerged by June 16th, compared to 73% last week and 99% last year
Crop Progress
The lack of growing degree units for corn has contributed to its slow emergence/growth (@kannbwx)
Corn
A lot of folks laughed when I told them they'd sell harvest wheat for 5.50 this year. And here we are! (@GoddessofGrain)
Wheat
Windy in southwest Kansas. Moisture still a little too high to cut wheat north of Lakin (@KansasWheat)
Wheat
Thomas Co. Kansas corn ankle to knee high, trying to catch up. Wheat harvest19 still 7-10 days away, cattle doing well in the yard (@mjwiegand)
Kansas
GRAIN STOCKS: Corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 5.20 billion bushels, down 2 percent from June 1, 2018
Grain Stocks
GRAIN STOCKS: Soybeans stored in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 1.79 billion bushels, up 47 percent from June 1, 2018
Grain Stocks
GRAIN STOCKS: Old crop all wheat stored in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 1.07 billion bushels, down 2 percent from a year ago
Grain Stocks
Notice in corn that 16.7% of the 91.7 million acres was still intended during the survey period of the roughly the first two weeks in June (@ScottIrwinUI)
Corn
FYI the 91.7 million acres of corn reflects acres planted OR intended to plant. Does NOT guarantee they were ALL planted! (@kannbwx)
Corn
Outstanding in someone else's field, corn field that is. All "ears" on corn acres and yield now (@trentloos)
Corn
Yesterday's data showed that roughly 1 in 8 corn acres in the eastern Midwest had not yet emerged at the end of June (@ArlanFF101)
Crop Progress
Surprised at amount of corn still weedy. Lose 4 bu/ac for every 1" weed height. Some weeds here 6" tall (@WheatPete)
Corn
Bloomberg reports that China is considering buying some U.S. farm products to show goodwill. Soybeans, corn, and pork are being considered (@kannbwx)
China
Corn export shipments really fell out of bed as South American new-crop supplies became available (@ArlanFF101)
Corn
Here's a look at the CropWatch19 corn fields as of Sunday. Better weather last week slightly increased conditions... (@kannbwx)
Corn
One acre can grow about - 821 lbs. of cotton - 2,784 lbs. of wheat or - 50,000 lbs. of strawberries (@TexasFarmBureau)
Texas Farm Bureau
In the July 7 crop progress report, corn silking has been noted in 8 % of the crop, up from 0% last week and down from 37% last year (@cattlefax)
Corn
If you're spraying Flexstar today according to the label you are not supposed to plant corn prior to May 10, 2020 (@weedgirl24)
Corn
Nebraska Corn had a great time visiting with NAYI participants this morning on UNL’s East Campus. The future of ag is bright! (@NECornBoard)
Shout Out
On my way back home. The crops look good from Albert Lea to Mason City. These soybeans will give you an idea. Corn looks just as good (@commodityweek )
Soybeans
Rules allow corn, soybean cover crops to provide fall forage for cattle herds (Missouri.edu)
Cow-Calf Today
Since 1959, the likelihood of a sustainable rally in ZC after August 1 is 12%. It's probably safe to say that 4.73 marked the top in the corn market for 2019 (@TradesByDave)
Corn
Same corn field exactly 5 days apart. For reference Tanner is 6’2”. I’d say the heat & rain really kicked in this week! (@megan_rrfn)
Crop Progress
These soybeans were ruined already, but still a good representation of the market (@E_Energy_Adams)
Soybeans
#TopThirdTwoWheelTour Results after 75 miles at 80 mph that National US Corn yield is 184 bu/ac (@TopThird)
Corn
"Hard times are real, there's dusty fields no matter where you go...but don't you ever dream of a life where corn don't grow" (@Pasztor79)
AgVideos
Harvest Rainbow by Dean Drussel via Kansas Ag Groups. Photo taken in Finney County (Kansas Proud)
Kansas
Sluggish Soybean Sales to China in First Half of 2019, as Trade Talks Continue This Week (farmdoc)
University of Illinois
USA has produced 698 billion bushels of corn since 1866. That is 17.7 billion tonnes. How to comprehend that volume? (@kannbwx)
Corn
Cool thing about this planted number, if you don’t believe it you can protest by buying corn futures! (@jerodmcdaniel)
Corn
Chinese Farmers Are Growing Soybeans in Russia as China Substitutes U.S. Suppliers (@Agridome)
Soybeans
AccuWeather predicts the lowest US corn yield in 7 years. Predicts corn yield will be 13.07B bushels, a decline of 9.3% from 2018 and 5.8% lower than the latest USDA figures.
Corn
USDA, where everyone is on the same page. CORN: WASDE has 90 million acres of planted and FSA shows 85.8 million (@ChrisClaytonDTN)
Grain Network
I'm not sure that corn crop condition ratings accurately tell the condition of the crop this year, but most major production states saw a decline this week (@ArlanFF101)
Corn
USDA is assuming 91.1% of planted corn acres will be harvested. 10-year average is 91.6% (@ArlanFF101)
Corn
CBOT Dec corn futures plunge 9.9%, the largest 2-day % drop for the most-active contract since 2013 (@kannbwx)
Corn
Mr. President, Japan is the #1 market for US wheat exports on average, where we hold just over 50% of the market (@wheatworld)
Wheat
USDA putting Missouri corn yield at 160 is ridiculous. Gro predicting them at 138 bpa much closer (@jasonlbritt)
Corn
Brazil is revisiting its soybean crop estimates for 2018 and 2019. A top official at Conab says: "The balance of supply and demand is tight, there is no space for exporting 72 million tonnes of soybeans (@kannbwx)
Soybeans
Resilience is probably the most important word heard around the farm this year. We feel like our system has been tested to the brink (@KansasWheat)
Farm Network
CFTC says Kraft, Mondelez to pay $16 million in wheat price manipulation case (@Reuters)
National News
Roughly 7.7 million acres of soybeans haven't even started to bloom yet as the #pftour19 takes place, with 24.5 million acres still not setting pods
Soybeans
This is exactly what the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour scouts are doing in the fields this week and how the rough #corn yield calculations are done (@kannbwx)
Corn
I know markets have cried wolf before on early frost and most of the time it doesn't happen, but this year to ignore it would be crazy. This could end very badly. Upside/downside risk disproportionate (@jasonlbritt)
Corn
The EPA received 42 requests for small-refinery exemptions in 2018. There are only 48 small refineries in the entire country (@toddneeleyDTN)
Ethanol
Today, @IAGovernor and @MikeNaigIA sent a joint letter to @EPAAWheeler outlining the damaging effects of the 31 new small refinery waivers (@IADeptAg)n the state of Iowa
Ethanol
Corn Farmers Press Trump To Take Steps To Significantly Increase Corn Demand (@NCGA)
National Corn Growers Association
One hour worth of weeding soybeans gone in 60 seconds. Sometimes they have to learn life lessons with their own money (@sf28430)
AgVideos
China July soy imports from U.S. up three-fold as cargoes booked during truce arrive (@ReutersAg)
Soybeans
Price Projections For Cattle, Hogs, Milk, Corn, Soybeans, Wheat & Energy (Channel 165)
Price Projections
Here are the other top counties by state in the Corn Belt. Michigan still looking for that 200! (@kannbwx)
Corn
“Agriculture is in one hell of a bad situation right now. The government put us in this situation... (@iowa_corn)
Corn
Trump on Twitter: "The Farmers are going to be so happy when they see what we are doing for Ethanol....It will be a giant package, get ready!....."
National News
@realDonaldTrump, 17 ethanol plants are now closed or idled; we look forward to your news (@EthanolRFA)
Ethanol
New CLAAS_America combine has automatic grease system, and you don’t need to leave cab to switch corn/soybeans (@TheChadColby)
Soybeans
USDA data indicates that 17.1 million corn acres had not yet reached the dough stage as of September 1st, versus the normal of 6.3 million acres (@ArlanFF101)
Crop Progress
CPC updated its September outlook over the weekend, and it is not good news for the northern Corn Belt, which really needs some warmth to finish off the corn and soybeans (@kannbwx)
Weather
Per NASS estimates, Sangamon County, Illinois has the highest average yield for soybeans on record at 82.3 bu/acre (2018) (@kannbwx)
Soybeans
Don't shoot the messenger, but here are the results of our September client survey (@ArlanFF101)
Crop Progress
Minnesota's corn farmers submitted more than 700 comments to @realDonaldTrump and EPA demanding action to protect the RFS (@mncorn)
Ethanol
We had the privilege of delivering this sign to the @WhiteHouse from @iowa_corn. @realDonaldTrump Make the RFS Great Again (@NationalCorn)
Ethanol
Harvest report on some 100 day corn North of KC. Field usually avgs. 170-175. This year it averaged 135 (@jasonlbritt)
Corn
ACREAGE: Corn planted area for all purposes in 2019 is estimated at 91.7 million acres, up 3 percent from last year
Corn
ACREAGE: Soybean planted area for 2019 is estimated at 80.0 million acres, down 10 percent from last year
Soybeans
ACREAGE: All wheat planted area for 2019 is estimated at 45.6 million acres, down 5 percent from 2018
Wheat
I imagine to myself that when you take a bite of this corn it’s nice and chewy and tastes like freaking skittles (@apasztor82)
Corn
Breaking News @usda_nass has reduced the Nebraska corn yield by 20 bushels per acre due to 3 factors 1. Charging Buffalo damage 2. Flooded fields due to tears 3. a potential early "Frost" (@TheDailyCowman)
Nebraska Huskers
Some 55% of U.S. corn was dented as of Sept. 8, behind the 5-yr avg of 77% and exactly even with the same date in 2009 (2018 was among record fast) (@kannbwx)
Corn
Even if these 8% of soybeans that haven't set pods somehow miraculously make 15/bu USDA will need to adjust production by oh 200M/bu or so (@DDFalpha)
Soybeans
Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $59 per barrel (b) in August, down $5/b from July and $13/b lower than the average from August of last year
Short Term Energy Outlook
The Henry Hub natural gas spot price averaged $2.22 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in August, down 15 cents/MMBtu from July
Energy
EIA lowered its Henry Hub spot price forecast for 2020 to an average of $2.55/MMBtu, 20 cents/MMBtu lower than the August forecast
Energy
Silage piles save money over baleage on late-planted corn (Missouri Extension)
University of Missouri
Farmers in Parana, Brazil can begin planting soybeans today, but ongoing dryness will likely delay the start (@kannbwx)
Brazil
Wheat production projected at 1.98 billion bushels in September, unchanged from last month
Ag Production
Soybean production projected at 3.633 billion bushels in September, down 47 million bushels from last month
Ag Production
Soybean oil production projected at 24.535 billion pounds in September, unchanged from last month
Ag Production
Hey @CollegeGameDay you simply wouldn’t be getting the full Iowa experience if you didn’t stop by and and see us roast and giveaway 800 ears of Iowa sweet corn! (@iowa_corn)
College Football
@realDonaldTrump America's corn farmers are counting on you to restore integrity to the #RFS (@NationalCorn)
National Corn Growers Association
This map helps visualize the year-on-year change in U.S. corn production by state, using USDA's latest forecast (@kannbwx)
Corn
Ahh, some topical humor this morning on college game day. Neither of them are my team, so I say good luck to both, make it a great game! (@kannbwx)
Comedy (Channel 67)
The trade war w/ China gives ASA Director David Droste (IL) flashbacks to the Russia wheat embargo of 1980, which U.S. farmers still feel the effects of nearly 40 years later (@ASA_Soybeans)
Trade
NOPA August crush: 168.085 million bushels of soybeans. Easily record for month, 7th largest month all-time... (@kannbwx)
Soybeans
Warm weather is definitely a two-edged sword for June planted corn, of which there are tens of millions of acres... (@ScottIrwinUI)
Corn
The outlook for global 2019/20 wheat production was lowered 2.5 million metric tons this month on cuts in wheat output for multiple major exporting nations
Wheat Outlook
Despite net reduced global production, ample worldwide stocks and strong export price competition constrain sales opportunities
Wheat Outlook
The all-wheat season average farm price (SAFP) is lowered 20 cents this month on declines in wheat by class cash prices through the first 3 months of the new marketing year
Wheat Outlook
As of the week ending 2019/20 winter wheat harvest is complete while 78 percent of the U.S. spring wheat harvest was complete as of September 1, 2019
Wheat Outlook
SOYBEANS: The NASS September Crop Production report lowered the U.S. soybean yield forecast by 0.6 bushel to 47.9 bushels per acre
Soybean Outlook
Although USDA left its forecasts of new-crop soybean demand unchanged this month, lower supplies are expected to reduce 2019/20 season-ending soybean stocks by 115 million bushels to 640 million
Soybean Outlook
The expected stocks reduction prompted USDA to raise its forecast of the U.S. season-average farm price by 10 cents to $8.50 per bushel
Soybean Outlook
Domestic soybean crushing rebounded in July to 179.5 million bushels after slumping to 157.6 million bushels in June, when some processors took downtime for servicing of equipment
Soybean Outlook
SOYBEANS: The late seasonal strength prompted an increase in USDA’s estimate of the 2018/19 crush this month by 20 million bushels to 2.085 billion
Soybean Outlook
SOYBEANS: Increases in domestic use and exports of soybean meal largely account for the stronger crush demand
Soybean Outlook
At 180 million bushels, August export inspections of soybeans totaled an all-time high for the month
Soybean Outlook
Snapshot of vessels currently listed as carrying soybeans. Still a steady stream of cargoes headed from South America to China/Asia (@kannbwx)
Soybeans
CME ENERGY FLASH: Crude Oil: $58.03 (-1.31); Ethanol: $1.386 (+0.008); Natural Gas: $2.633 (-0.035)
Energy
The Andersons: Mixed in low volume. Choppy trade continues. Mkt awaits potential changes to biofuel mandate & harvest data. C-1 B-0 W+1
Market Commentary
In day 2 of their visit to Neb., the Japanese trade delegation toured Dorn Farms. They learned how both corn grown on farm and dried distillers grains... (@NECornBoard)
Nebraska
DROUGHT MONITOR: 65.81% of the Continental U.S. experiencing no drought, compared to 68.97% last week and 49.67% last year
Weather
DROUGHT MONITOR: 82.91% of the High Plains experiencing no drought, compared to 82.05% last week and 55.60% last year
Weather
DROUGHT MONITOR: 0.00% of the High Plains experiencing "extreme to exceptional drought" (D3-D4), compared to 0.00% last week and 9.93% last year
Weather
Combined corn for the first time on our farm! We've always chopped everything for silage (Peterson Farm Bros)
Peterson Farm Bros
China buys about 10 vessels of U.S. soybeans (about 600,000 tonnes) for shipment between Oct-Dec, according to traders (@kannbwx)
Soybeans
The pod weight the USDA is using at 0.35 grams for soybeans would be the highest in 10 years... (@jasonlbritt)
Soybeans
SCHWIETERMAN SOYBEANS: A little bit of follow through strength in the beans would suggest another leg higher has started and that we should be looking for a move up to the $9.35 area in the November contract
Market Commentary
SCHWIETERMAN CORN: Critical resistance still runs from $3.75 - $3.77, and we seem to butt up against that every day
Market Commentary
SCHWIETERMAN SOYBEANS: The maturity of the crop is still well behind average, but there is little threat of freezing temperatures in the Corn Belt
Market Commentary
SCHWIETERMAN WHEAT: The market was weaker overnight and is now testing the bottom end of the upward trading channel that began September 3rd
Market Commentary
SCHWIETERMAN WHEAT: December KW double topped at $4.14 and then backed off from there
Market Commentary
SCHWIETERMAN CORN: The funds are quite short and there could be an explosive short covering rally if the December contract would ever clear the $3.77 level
Market Commentary
Today's Weather: In the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Karen will move northward, passing near or over Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands later today
Weather
WASDE WHEAT: The 2019/20 U.S. wheat supply and demand outlook is unchanged this month but there were offsetting by-class changes for wheat exports
Wheat
WASDE WHEAT: The projected season-average farm price is $4.80 per bushel, down $0.20 on NASS monthly prices
Wheat
WASDE SOYBEANS: Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 47.9 bushels per harvested acre, down 0.6 bushel from the previous forecast and down 3.7 bushels from 2018
Soybeans
WASDE SOYBEANS: Ohio showed the greatest decrease, down 647 pods per 18 square feet from the previous year
Soybeans
WASDE SOYBEANS: If realized, the forecasted yield will be a record high in Kentucky and Tennessee
Soybeans
WASDE CORN: Corn supplies are down from last month, as a smaller crop more than offsets larger beginning stocks due to lower estimated exports and corn used for ethanol for 2018/19
Corn
WASDE CORN: This month’s 2019/20 U.S. corn outlook is for reduced production, lower corn used for ethanol, and slightly higher ending stocks
Corn
WASDE CORN: Corn production is forecast at 13.799 billion bushels, down 102 million from last month on a lower yield forecast
Corn
WASDE CORN: Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 168.2 bushels per harvested acre, down 1.3 bushels
Corn
CORN BALANCE SHEET: Beginning stocks projected at 2.445 billion bushels, up 85 million bushels from last month
Corn
CORN BALANCE SHEET: Feed and residual use projected at 5.175 billion bushels, unchanged from last month
Corn
CORN BALANCE SHEET: Food, seed and industrial use projected at 6.88 billion bushels, down 25 million bushels from last month
Corn
CORN BALANCE SHEET: Ethanol & byproducts use projected at 5.45 billion bushels, down 25 million bushels from last month
Corn
CORN BALANCE SHEET: Total domestic use projected at 12.055 billion bushels, down 25 million bushels from last month
Corn
CORN BALANCE SHEET: Total use (domestic + exports) projected at 14.105 billion bushels, down 25 million bushels from last month
Corn
CORN BALANCE SHEET: Ending stocks projected at 2.19 billion bushels, up 9 million bushels from last month
Corn
WHEAT BALANCE SHEET: Beginning stocks projected at 1.072 billion bushels, unchanged from last month
Wheat Balance Sheet
WHEAT BALANCE SHEET: Ending stocks projected at 1.014 billion bushels, unchanged from last month
Wheat Balance Sheet
WHEAT BALANCE SHEET: Farm price projected at $4.80, down 20 cents from last month
Wheat Balance Sheet
WHEAT BALANCE SHEET: Domestic use projected at 1.198 billion bushels, unchanged from last month
Wheat Balance Sheet
WHEAT BALANCE SHEET: Total use projected at 2.173 billion bushels, unchanged from last month
Wheat Balance Sheet
WHEAT BALANCE SHEET: Area planted projected at 45.6 million acres, unchanged from last month
Wheat Balance Sheet
WHEAT BALANCE SHEET: Imports projected at 135 million bushels, unchanged from last month
Wheat Balance Sheet
Corn production projected at 13.799 billion bushels in September, down 102 million bushels from last month
Ag Production
SOYBEAN BALANCE SHEET: Beginning stocks projected at 1.005 billion bushels, down 65 million bushels from last month
Soybean Balance Sheet
SOYBEAN BALANCE SHEET: Ending stocks projected at 640 million bushels, down 115 million bushels from last month
Soybean Balance Sheet
SOYBEAN BALANCE SHEET: Farm price projected at $8.50/bushel, up 10 cents from last month
Soybean Balance Sheet
SOYBEAN BALANCE SHEET: Crushings projected at 2.115 billion bushels, unchanged from last month
Soybean Balance Sheet
SOYBEAN BALANCE SHEET: Total use projected at 4.018 billion bushels, up 2 million bushels from last month
Soybean Balance Sheet
SOYBEAN BALANCE SHEET: Area planted projected at 76.7 million acres, unchanged from last month
Soybean Balance Sheet
Soybean futures end nearly flat, but hold near 3-month high as USDA cuts production estimate, Corn futures fall by more than 3% (@MarketWatch)
AgToday
CROP PROGRESS: 29% of the corn in the U.S. had matured by September 22nd, compared to 18% last week and 69% last year
Crop Progress
Soybean meal production projected at 49.65 million short tons in September, unchanged from last month
Ag Production
Ethanol production for week ending September 6th totaled 1.023 million barrels per day, an 10,000-barrel increase when compared to the week prior
Ethanol
CORN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 44.2 million metric tons of corn so far in 2019, down 15.6% from 2018
Corn
CORN EXPORTS: The United States exported the most corn so far in 2019 to Mexico followed by Japan and Colombia
Corn
CORN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 13.3 million metric tons of corn to Mexico so far in 2019, up 7% from last year
Mexico
CORN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 11.5 million metric tons of corn to Japan so far in 2019, up 5% from last year
Japan
WHEAT EXPORTS: The United States has exported 21.8 million metric tons of wheat so far in 2019, up 26% from 2018
Wheat
WHEAT EXPORTS: The United States has exported the most wheat so far in 2019 to Mexico followed by the Philippines & Japan
Exports
SOYBEAN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 39.3 million metric tons of soybeans so far in 2019, down 22% from last year
Soybeans
WHEAT EXPORTS: The United States has exported 2.1 million metric tons of wheat to Japan so far in 2019, down 8.5% from last year
Japan
WHEAT EXPORTS: The United States has exported 2.6 million metric tons of wheat to Mexico so far in 2019, up 22% from last year
Mexico
WHEAT EXPORTS: The United States has exported 2.3 million metric tons of wheat to the Philippines so far in 2019, up 20% from last year
Philippines
SOYBEAN EXPORTS: The United States has exported the most soybeans so far in 2019 to China followed by the EU-28 and Mexico
Exports
SOYBEAN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 10.7 million metric tons of soybeans to China so far in 2019, down 58% from last year
China
SOYBEAN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 6.6 million metric tons of soybeans to the EU-28 so far in 2019, up 44% from last year
Soybeans
CORN EXPORTS: The United States has exported 3.3 million metric tons of corn to South Korea so far in 2019, down 37.6% from last year
South Korea
CROP CONDITION: 54% of the U.S. soybean crop is rated good or excellent, compared to 54% last week and 64% last year
Crop Progress
CROP CONDITION: 14% of the U.S. soybean crop is rated poor or very poor, compared to 14% last week and 11% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 94% of the soybeans in the U.S. has dropped leaves, compared to 85% last week and 98% last year
Crop Progress
CROP CONDITION: 58% of the U.S. corn crop is rated good or excellent, compared to 58% last week and 68% last year
Crop Progress
CROP CONDITION: 13% of the U.S. corn crop is rated poor or very poor, compared to 12% last week and 12% last year
Crop Progress
FEED OUTLOOK: Dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) shipments declined 3.5 percent to 11.6 million metric tons (MT) reflecting lower shipments major destinations such as Mexico, Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey, and Ireland
Grain Network
Cattle producers employing wheat pasture as a supplement for pregnant replacement heifers expected to calve in January and February need to use the nutritional resource judiciously.
Cattle Network
CROP PROGRESS: 89% of the winter wheat in Kansas has emerged, compared to 86% last week and 86% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 100% of the winter wheat in South Dakota has emerged, compared to 98% last week and 97% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 87% of the winter wheat in the U.S. has emerged, compared to 83% last week and 85% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 96% of the corn in Nebraska has been harvested, compared to 93% last week and 99% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 100% of the corn in Texas has been harvested, compared to 98% last week and 98% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 98% of the soybeans in Iowa have been harvested, compared to 97% last week and 100% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 100% of the soybeans in Nebraska have been harvested, compared to 99% last week and 99% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 97% of the soybeans in Kansas have been harvested, compared to 95% last week and 95% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 96% of the soybeans in the U.S. has been harvested, compared to 94% last week and 97% last year
Crop Progress
Finding New Uses of Field Corn: A Versatile, Abundant, Sustainably Viable Industrial Feedstock
National Corn Growers Association
CROP PROGRESS: 96% of the corn in Illinois has been harvested, compared to 93% last week and 100% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 95% of the corn in Iowa has been harvested, compared to 92% last week and 100% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 100% of the corn in Kansas has been harvested, compared to 99% last week and 98% last year
Crop Progress
CROP PROGRESS: 92% of the corn in the U.S. has been harvested, compared to 89% last week and 100% last year
Crop Progress
Thursday - CBOT March corn futures settled up 6-1/2 cents at $3.77-3/4 per bushel, their biggest single-day advance in nearly 2 weeks.
MarketWATCH
WASDE WHEAT: The outlook for 2019/20 U.S. wheat is for stable supplies, increased feed and residual use, and lower stocks
WASDE
WASDE WHEAT: Feed and residual use is raised 10 million bushels on lower-than-expected second-quarter stocks
WASDE
WASDE WHEAT: With foreign supplies falling and total use increasing, foreign ending stocks are lowered 1.2 million tons to 261.8 million
WASDE
WASDE CORN: This month’s 2019/20 U.S. corn outlook is for greater beginning stocks, slightly higher production, reduced food, seed, and industrial use (FSI), larger feed and residual use, lower exports, and smaller ending stocks
WASDE
WASDE CORN: Corn production is estimated at 13.692 billion bushels, up 31 million as a higher yield more than offsets a reduction in harvested area
WASDE
WASDE CORN: The season-average corn price received by producers is unchanged this month at $3.85 per bushel
WASDE
WASDE SOYBEANS: The U.S. season-average soybean price for 2019/20 is forecast at $9.00 per bushel, up 15 cents in part reflecting stronger soybean oil prices
WASDE
WASDE SOYBEANS: Harvested area is estimated at 75.0 million acres, down 0.6 million from the previous forecast, with the largest reductions for North Dakota and South Dakota
WASDE
WASDE SOYBEANS: The soybean oil price forecast is raised 3 cents to 34.0 cents per pound., the soybean meal price forecast is reduced $5.00 to $305.00 per short ton
WASDE
CORN BALANCE SHEET: Area planted projected at 89.7 million acres, down 200K acres from last month
WASDE
CORN BALANCE SHEET: Yield per harvested acre projected at 168 bushels, up 1 bushel from last month
WASDE
CORN BALANCE SHEET: Total supply projected at 15.962 billion bushels, up 137 million bushels from last month
WASDE
CORN BALANCE SHEET: Production projected at 13.692 billion bushels, up 31 million bushels from last month
WASDE
WHEAT BALANCE SHEET: Yield per harvested acre projected at 51.7 bushels, unchanged from last month
WASDE
WHEAT BALANCE SHEET: Area harvested projected at 37.2 million acres, unchanged from last month
WASDE
WHEAT BALANCE SHEET: Total supply projected at 3.105 billion bushels, unchanged from last month
WASDE
SOYBEAN BALANCE SHEET: Total supply projected at 4.482 billion bushels, down 1 million bushels from last month
WASDE
SOYBEAN BALANCE SHEET: Area harvested projected at 75 million acres, down 600K acres from last month
WASDE
SOYBEAN BALANCE SHEET: Yield per harvested acre projected at 47.4 bushels, up .5 bushels from last month
WASDE
SOYBEAN BALANCE SHEET: Production projected at 3.558 billion bushels, up 8 million from last month
WASDE
Colorado Corn Growers Association have appointed Nicholas Colglazier their new Executive Director
AgWire
WHEAT EXPORTS: Net sales of 650,600 metric tons for 2019/2020 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 32 percent from the prior 4-week average
Exports
WHEAT EXPORTS: Exports of 459,700 MT were up 30 percent from the previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average
Exports
WHEAT EXPORTS: The destinations were primarily to the Philippines (84,900 MT), South Korea (81,300 MT), Mexico (72,400 MT), Chile (37,500 MT), and Japan (34,100 MT)
Exports
CORN EXPORTS: Net sales of 784,800 metric tons for 2019/2020 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 4 percent from the prior 4-week average
Exports
CORN EXPORTS: Exports of 544,700 MT were up 6 percent from the previous week and 8 percent from the prior 4-week average
Exports
CORN EXPORTS: The destinations were primarily to Mexico (192,200 MT), Colombia (180,700 MT), Japan (56,200 MT), Costa Rica (29,200 MT), and Honduras (25,000 MT)
Exports
SOYBEAN EXPORTS: Net sales of 711,500 MT for 2019/2020 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 3 percent from the prior 4-week average
Exports
SOYBEAN EXPORTS: Exports of 1,278,400 MT were up 14 percent from the previous week and 13 percent from the prior 4-week average
Exports
SOYBEAN EXPORTS: The destinations were primarily to China (412,600 MT), the Netherlands (197,500 MT), Pakistan (137,100 MT), Mexico (109,100 MT), and Spain (70,500 MT)
Exports
Short Range Forecast: Freeze Warnings and Wind Chill Advisories are in effect across Florida
MarketWATCH
The USDA reported soybean oil (Central Illinois R-T) at $32.63, compared to $33.95 last week and $28.41 last year
Feedstuffs
The USDA reported corn gluten feed (Kansas City-T) at $201.00, compared to $201.00 last week and $183.75 last year
Feedstuffs
The USDA reported 60% protein corn gluten meal (Midwest -R) at $425.00, compared to $415.00 last week and $432.50 last year
Feedstuffs
The USDA reported hominy feed (Illinois Pts -T) at $110.00, compared to $110.00 last week and $98.00 last year
Feedstuffs
The USDA reported wheat millrun (Portland -T) at $195.00, compared to $195.00 last week and $150.00 last year
Feedstuffs
The USDA reported wheat middlings (Kansas City -R) at $101.50, compared to $110.00 last week and $102.50 last year
Feedstuffs
The USDA reported high protein soybean meal (Kansas City -T) at $285.10, compared to $288.00 last week and $301.00 last year
Feedstuffs
The USDA reported corn oil (Midwest R-T) at $31.50, compared to $31.50 last week and $26.60 last year
Feedstuffs
