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Costs and Returns for Illinois Beef Producers in 2025
Total economic returns in 2025 for Illinois beef feeding enterprises exceeded total costs by $35.98 per 100 pounds of beef produced in preliminary findings for farms enrolled in Illinois Farm Business Farm Management. The 2025 returns were higher than the 2024 total returns above feed costs of $17.30 per 100 pounds produced. Total returns have exceeded total economic costs in five out of the last ten years.
2025 ARC/PLC Final Estimates
In this article, we update estimates for the 2025 Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Coverage Loss payments per base acre for corn, soybean and wheat. These payments are scheduled to be received in October 2026. Recently released NASS county yields and Market Year Average (MYA) price estimates from the May 12 WASDE report are used in a simulation model to estimate 2025 payments. Across the U.S., estimated payments average $58 per base acre for corn, $29 for soybeans, and $47 for wheat.
New-Crop Soybean Oil Export Projection Suggests Greater Price Volatility
The USDA recently released its first official World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) for the 2026/27 soybean marketing year on May 12. The report was neutral to slightly bullish…
2025 NASS County Corn, Soybean, and Winter Wheat Yields
US corn and soybean yields reached record levels in 2025 while the US winter wheat yield was second only to the yield in 2016. Following the typical pattern, corn and soybean yields were highest in the main Corn Belt region with lower yields estimated in counties in surrounding areas. Wheat yields are also high in the Midwest but yields in the primary production regions ranged from above average in the Pacific Northwest and eastern Kansas to below average in most of Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado.
Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Challenge of Meeting D4 Biomass-Based Diesel RIN Generation for 2026-2027
The analysis presented in this article frames the central question facing the biomass-based diesel sector and obligated parties under the EPA’s final Set 2 rule: How will the market deliver an unprecedented increase in D4 RIN generation in 2026 and 2027? The required monthly pace of D4 RIN net generation must rise from 592 million gallons in 2025 to 916 million gallons in 2026 and 991 million gallons in 2027—levels that exceed any sustained monthly pace in the historical record.
The High Cost of Honey Bee Colony Losses: Rebuilding Inventories and Managing Health
Despite persistent honey bee colony health issues and widespread attention on colony losses in the U.S., colony inventories have remained relatively stable. Using USDA data, this article shows U.S. beekeepers…
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US Expects “Double-Digit Billions” of Ag Purchases from China
The United States expects China to sign up to buy ‘double-digit billions’ worth of U.S. farm goods following a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing, U.S.…
Any US-China Summit Ag Deal Will Likely Be Limited, Experts Say
Farmers broadly expect an agriculture deal to be made at this week’s US-China summit, but enthusiasm is waning that it will be large enough to transform tough economic conditions. They’re…
Worsening Spring Drought Puts U.S. Wheat at Risk
The United States experienced its worst spring drought on record last month, with more than 60% of land in the lower 48 states experiencing moderate drought or worse. The drought…
76% of USDA Researchers Tell Union They Won’t Relocate
USDA relocated hundreds of ERS and NIFA positions to Kansas City in 2019, but about 85% of impacted employees quit their jobs or retired, rather than relocate. The American Federation…
DOJ Reaches Settlement with Agri Stats Over Meat Price-Fixing
The U.S. Department of Justice and six states settled their antitrust lawsuit against data company Agri Stats on Thursday in a move DOJ officials said would lower meat prices for…