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Stocks Up Year-Over-Year

Published April 1, 2026

The March 1 corn stocks are over 9 billion bushels, the largest on record to begin the third quarter. Soybean stocks are at 2.1 billion bushels. That’s the biggest number for this point in the marketing year in six years.…

SD, MN, ND Farmers Intend to Plant More Soybeans

Published April 1, 2026

USDA is predicting a bump in soybean acres across the region. South Dakota has the biggest increase, up ten percent from 2025. Minnesota and North Dakota are forecast to see a two percent increase in soybeans. The projected corn acreage…

State-by-State Specialty Crop Estimates Released

Published April 1, 2026

In the specialty crops, barley acreage intentions nationwide are up two percent. In North Dakota, barley acreage is projected to be in line with last year, while acreage will decline two percent from last year in Minnesota and South Dakota.…

Aussie Reopens Market to U.S. Beef

Published April 1, 2026

After a 23-year absence, U.S. beef is now being sold to Australia. This market shut down when BSE was confirmed in the U.S. in 2003. The U.S. Meat Export Federation recognized the reopening of the Australian market with the support…

ABC-Advancing Better Canola

Published April 1, 2026

North of the border, Bayer Crop Science has introduced a new initiative called Advancing Better Canola. Rather than focusing on small year-to-year changes, this effort plans to create a more integrated, forward-looking cropping system. The $45 million Canola Innovation Centre…

NAWG Targets Phosphate Import Restrictions

Published April 1, 2026

The National Association of Wheat Growers is calling on federal regulators to remove countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia, arguing the policy is increasing costs for U.S. farmers. NAWG says fertilizer makes up about 38 percent of…

Trade Policies Tighten Fertilizer Supply

Published April 1, 2026

Fertilizer is emerging as a key pressure point for agriculture, with new trade analysis showing supply risks are being driven as much by policy decisions as global market forces. A report from the Office of the United States Trade Representative…

Blohm: No Big Surprises in USDA Data

Published April 1, 2026

The USDA Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Grain Stocks reports are being viewed as largely neutral for the market, with most figures coming in close to expectations. Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Analyst Naomi Blohm says acreage estimates showed only minor…

Corn Acres Top Estimates, Soybeans Slip

Published April 1, 2026

The USDA Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Grain Stocks reports are giving markets fresh direction, with acreage and supply figures coming in near expectations but still influencing early trade. Van Ahn and Company analyst Kristi Van Ahn says corn acreage topped…

Middle East Tensions Impact Ag Outlook

Published April 1, 2026

CoBank President and CEO Tom Halverson says geopolitical tensions, particularly in the Middle East, are creating wide-ranging impacts across agriculture and global supply chains. “We have a whole bunch of vulnerabilities, some of them are going to be long-lasting, and…

Stocks Up Year-Over-Year

SD, MN, ND Farmers Intend to Plant More Soybeans

State-by-State Specialty Crop Estimates Released

Aussie Reopens Market to U.S. Beef

ABC-Advancing Better Canola

NAWG Targets Phosphate Import Restrictions

Trade Policies Tighten Fertilizer Supply

Blohm: No Big Surprises in USDA Data

Corn Acres Top Estimates, Soybeans Slip

Middle East Tensions Impact Ag Outlook

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