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The USDA recently reported the largest March 1st inventory of cattle in feedlots ever. The 12.2 million head inventory followed a huge number of placements in the feedlots during February at 9.5 million head, 9% more than a year ago. "It is at the high end of the range of what industry analysts were thinking the number was going to be," said Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, says c

Importers of wheat and other grains around the world are busy trying to figure out what the conflict in Ukraine will do to global supplies for wheat and other grains and how to cover their needs for this next season. Jason Grant, Virginia Tech University Trade Analyst, said, fortunately, thanks to the productivity of U ...

According to AgResource President Dan Basse, Russia’s war in Ukraine has created the biggest grain supply dislocation since World War I. Basse told a Farm Foundation virtual forum this week the war in Ukraine, a huge corn and wheat producer, will cause the worst global grain shortage in over a century. “ ...

The United Nations says the war in Ukraine is already resulting in higher food prices and a shortage of staple crops in central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has severely cut down on shipments from the two countries, which combine to ship 25% of the world’s wheat exports and 16% of global corn exports. ...

Are you a dryland Washington wheat farmer affected by the 2021 drought? If you are, the state Department of Agriculture wants to hear from you. As part of its continuing effort to address soil health, the WSDA is looking for information from dryland wheat farmers about soil management practices, particularly relating to drought ...

What did the most recent WASDE says about the domestic export outlook for wheat? "We actually reduced our export forecast a bit...lowered our U.S. wheat export forecast by 10 million bushels," said World Ag Outlook Board chairman Mark Jekanowski ...

Dry conditions are expected to continue in several areas of the country. “We do have some limited updates from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.  Weekly state reports for the week ending March 6th indicating that topsoil moisture is rated 81% very short to short in Kansas and Texas," USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says Oklahoma is also notably dry. “In those st ... Read Mor

Tuesday, March 15th is an important deadline for producers when it comes to managing their risk. “We encourage them to make their elections and enrollments for our Ag Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2022 crop year, otherwise known as ARC and PLC," said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. "AR ...

The United Nations Food Agency said international food and feed prices could jump by as much as 20% because of the war in Ukraine. The Food and Agriculture Organization said that would trigger a jump in global malnourishment. The agency says it’s not a sure thing that Ukraine will be able to harvest any crops if the war drags on, which would also impact the prospects for Russian exports this year.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is disrupting movement of wheat, corn and other products out of that country. Some analysts say this could possibly cause some food shortages in some places. This is also bringing up the question of whether the administration might allow, on an emergency basis, several million acres of Conservation Reserve Program lands to be planted into wheat and corn ... Read M