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Export Data Miz-STEAK

Published July 3, 2026

A significant uptick in beef export data has traders questioning the accuracy of the report. For the week ending June 25th, USDA reports beef exports at a marketing year high, up almost 500 percent from the previous week. The agency…

A Small Wheat Crop Gets Smaller

Published July 2, 2026

A total of 9.3 million acres of spring wheat were seeded this spring nationwide. That is the lowest spring wheat estimate since 1970. South Dakota’s spring wheat acreage is record low and North Dakota’s planted area is down 12 percent…

Farmers for Free Trade Advocate for USMCA

Published July 1, 2026

The United States has declined to extend the trade pact with Mexico and Canada, kicking off a ten-year review process. Farmers for Free Trade Executive Director Brian Kuehl said the USMCA is critically important for U.S. agriculture. “Mexico's our largest…

Record Canola Acres Signal Industry Growth

Published July 1, 2026

North Dakota producers planted a record 2.35 million acres of canola this year, according to USDA. Barry Coleman, executive director of the Northern Canola Growers Association, said the acreage surpassed expectations. "Two-point-three-five million acres is definitely a record for North…

State-by-State Numbers for Corn, Soybeans

Published July 1, 2026

In the state breakdowns, Minnesota farmers planted 8.5 million acres of corn. That’s down from 8.9 million in 2025. Soybean acres in the Gopher State were in line with last year at 7.1 million. In North Dakota, corn acreage declined…

High Quality Hay Will be More Difficult to Source

Published June 30, 2026

With this year's drought affecting a large portion of the country, hay is in high demand. Scott Twardowski with Legacy Auction Company in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, is seeing the effects firsthand. "The last couple of months being dry, the market's…

Lower Than Expected Wheat Acreage and Stocks

Published June 30, 2026

Total Farm Marketing market analyst Bryan Doherty said wheat was the standout in Tuesday's USDA report, with lower-than-expected acreage and stocks. "All wheat, 42.7 million acres, compared to the average estimate of 43.8 (million) so that's a little bit supportive…

Wheat Acreage Was the Surprise

Published June 30, 2026

StoneX Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman says the wheat acreage number was the biggest surprise on crop report day. "A big decline there, especially in winter wheat acres, which you'd expect to be pretty well set by now, but USDA…

USDA Releases Acreage and Quarterly Stocks Report

Published June 30, 2026

Corn planted acres held steady with the March estimate of 95.3 million acres, above pre-report expectations. Soybean acreage came in at 85.4 million acres, matching trade estimates. Corn stocks were below trade expectations at 5.29 billion bushels, providing some underlying…

Canadian Farmers Shift Acres to Canola, Barley, Corn

Published June 30, 2026

Canadian farmers planted more canola, barley, corn and soybeans this year. According to StatsCan, canola seedings are record high, up more than eight percent from 2025. Barley acreage north of the border is up 9.3 percent and corn acreage grew…

Markets Articles

Export Data Miz-STEAK

A Small Wheat Crop Gets Smaller

Farmers for Free Trade Advocate for USMCA

Record Canola Acres Signal Industry Growth

State-by-State Numbers for Corn, Soybeans

High Quality Hay Will be More Difficult to Source

Lower Than Expected Wheat Acreage and Stocks

Wheat Acreage Was the Surprise

USDA Releases Acreage and Quarterly Stocks Report

Canadian Farmers Shift Acres to Canola, Barley, Corn

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