crop forecasts

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be out with its first yield estimates for this year’s crops on Thursday.  It’s all part of the World Ag Supply and Demand numbers.  Joe Vaclavik, founder and president of Standard Grain in Chicago, says the row crop numbers will be the “big ticket” items in the upcoming report.   “This is the first repor...

The USDA released their August crop forecasts today.   USDA Outlook Board Chariman Seth Meyer says these numbers, along with other USDA forecasts are looked at around the world as the best.   “I do a lot of work with folks around the world and NASS really is the gold standard for this approach for yields.”   And M...