Articles tagged under: USDA

First Round of MFP 2.0 Payments Being Processed

Published August 21, 2019

Farmers should start receiving the first round of Market Facilitation Program payments very soon. According to USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce, the payment process began Wednesday for farmers with approved applications. "Over 200,000 applications have been received since…
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Prevent Plant Acres Total Over 19 Million

Published August 13, 2019

USDA's Farm Service Agency released more information on prevent plant acres for 2019. U.S. farmers reported 11.2 million prevent plant acres of corn, 4.3 million acres of soybeans and 2.2 million acres for wheat. That makes for a grand total…
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A Lot of Unanswered Questions

Published August 13, 2019

According to Van Ahn and Company CEO Jim Emter, the biggest numbers from the August USDA report include planted and harvested acres and yield for corn and soybeans. Corn yield is estimated 3.5 bushels higher than last month’s projection, and…
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USDA Forecasts Decreased Soybean Production

Published August 13, 2019

USDA is estimating U.S. soybean production at 3.6 billion bushels, down 165 million bushels on lower harvested area. That’s on a soybean yield of 48.5 bushels per acre, unchanged from last month. Soybean planted acres are projected at 76.7 million,…
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