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2022 County Crop Yields

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently released 2022 county yields for corn and soybeans. Overall, U.S. average yields were below trends for corn and soybeans. Drought reduced yields in…

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The Farm Bill in the CBO World: An Illustration Eliminating the Price Escalator to Address Statutory Reference Price Inequality

The farm bill debate has entered a world in which the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline plays a key role (farmdoc daily, March 2, 2023).  Unless Congress adds new money,…

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Increasing Agricultural Debt and Impact on Illinois Grain Farms

Agricultural debt on a nominal basis in Illinois has been increasing since 1991. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Illinois Farm Business Farm Management (FBFM) are shown…

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Will Brazil Emerge as the Number One Corn Exporting Nation?

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecast that Brazil will export more corn than the United States this year has shaken the global corn market. Brazil exported more corn…

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Further Perspective on Trends in the Operational Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry

A recent farmdoc daily article (March 1, 2023) examined trends in the operational efficiency of the U.S. ethanol industry.  The analysis in the article uncovered tradeoffs in operational efficiency over…

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Privately Developed Crop Insurance Products and the Next Farm Bill

Private parties have developed many crop insurance products offered by the Risk Management Agency (RMA)] through a 508(h) process. Herein, we describe that process and then illustrate some of the…

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Ukraine Anticipates Lower 2023 Grain Harvest, Kansas Wheat Conditions Improve

Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported yesterday that, “Ukraine’s 2023 grain harvest is likely to fall to 44.3 million tonnes from 53.1 million in 2022 as less acreage is sown due…

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Following Black Sea Grain Deal Extension, Wheat Falls, as WSJ Highlights Soybean Oil Variables

Bloomberg writer Keira Wright reported today that, “Wheat dropped following the renewal of an agreement that allows Ukraine to safely export grains out of key Black Sea ports, although the…

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Black Sea Grain Initiative Extended- “Uncertainty Surrounds The Duration”

Financial Times writer Ben Hall reported yesterday that, “A deal allowing Ukraine to export grain to world markets by ship despite Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea has been extended,…

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Two Month Trend of Lower Fertilizer Prices Continues

DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, “Retail fertilizer prices continue on their path lower, according to prices tracked by DTN for the first full week of March 2023.…

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Russia Still Calls for 60 Day Extension of Black Sea Grain Initiative, as Global Grain Stocks Seen Lower

Reuters writer Michelle Nichols reported yesterday that, “The United Nations backed Turkey and Ukraine on Thursday by calling for a 120-day rollover of an agreement allowing the safe export of grain…

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China Makes Advance Purchases of Brazil’s Safrinha Corn Crop

Reuters writer Ana Mano reported yesterday that, “China is actively buying Brazil’s second corn, known as ‘safrinha,’ even as farmers grapple with planting delays in the world’s third biggest producer…

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