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On the trade front, the USDA is out with the latest numbers for the first eleven months of calendar year 2021. "Agricultural exports through November of 2021 were $160.6 billion; a 20% increase from 2020," noted USDA economist, Bart Kenner, adding for the first eleven months of last year, wheat exports were running 16% ahead of the same time frame in 2020, and even more impressive: &quo

The USDA cut its farm exports forecast in 2022, blaming weaker soybean demand from China and lower soybean prices. The Economic Research Service says it now expects American ag exports to hit $175.5 billion in the fiscal year 2022, down from the August forecast of $2 billion ...

The USDA now has all of the trade numbers from Fiscal Year 2021. As the books closed at the end of September, numbers showed the U.S. exported just over $172 billion worth of Ag products. That's $32.5 billion more than in 2020. "A good increase and far and away a record," noted USDA economist and trade tracker, Bart Kenner ...

The EPA’s recent decision to end the use of the widely employed food and non-food crop pesticide chlorpyrifos will not take effect immediately. American Farm Bureau Vice President of Public Affairs Sam Kieffer said they asked EPA staffers about the timing of the chlorpyrifos ban and when it was being announced, which he noted led the AFBF to believe the ban was immediate. But ...

A rise in corn and soybean production, significant increases in cotton production and a drop in winter wheat forecasts. Those are just a few of the takeaways from the August USDA Crop Production Report. Rod Bain breaks down the numbers. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

The USDA's Economic Research Service said farmers utilizing cover crops most commonly choose rye grass or winter wheat. Researchers reported which cover crops were grown the fall before planting corn, cotton, and soybeans. For corn fields intended for use as grain or silage in data from 2016, more than 90% of acres with cover crops used a grass or small grain cover crop, such as rye, winter wheat

Record agricultural exports are contributing to favorable economic conditions for the U.S. farm sector. Exports to China have risen to record levels, with increases in soybeans, corn, wheat, and cotton. High crop prices and strong producer margins are expected to bring more acreage into production, but continuing drought in much of the western United States is a concern ...

An American Farm Bureau Federation Market Intel analysis shows China is buying more U.S. commodities for the upcoming marketing year, starting in September. AFBF Economist Veronica Nigh said the analysis includes corn, soybeans, sorghum and cotton ...

According to Gary Crawford some have called Tuesday’s USDA planting acreage report for corn, soybeans and cotton bullish. Meanwhile, Crawford noted that cotton plantings were down 11% year over year at 12.2 million acres. If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com ... Read More ...

Over the weekend, a seven member jury awarded a Missouri peach farmer $265 million in a case against Bayer and BASF.  Bill Bader alleges the herbicide Dicamba ruined thousands of his trees back in 2015 and 2016, when the chemical drifted from a neighboring cotton field.  ...