Articles tagged under: USDA
Latest COF Numbers Come In at 12 Million Head
Published January 27, 2020
The latest Cattle on Feed Report was mostly in-line with expectations. The USDA report says there are 12 million cattle on feed for slaughter as of January 1, a two percent increase from one year ago. That includes 7.3 million…Sugarbeet Co-ops Meet With USDA on Disaster Aid
Published January 19, 2020
Local sugarbeet cooperatives met with USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey last Wednesday afternoon to discuss disaster assistance. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven told the Red River Farm Network there are still details being worked out. "We got into in-depth discussions.…Crop Insurance Premiums Due Jan. 31
Published January 16, 2020
USDA's Risk Management Agency is reminding farmers that crop insurance premiums are due January 31. Accrual of interest had been deferred for the 2019 crop year. "The reason why the agency is making a big deal right now is because…USDA to Resurvey MN, ND and SD Farmers
Published January 13, 2020
According to a special note from the USDA, the National Agricultural Statistics Service will be recontacting producers who indicated they weren’t done with harvest in the last survey. When that survey took place in 2019, there was significant unharvested acres…Winter Wheat Seeding Lower
Published January 10, 2020
USDA says winter wheat seeded area for 2020 is forecast at 30.8 million acres, down one percent from 2019 and slightly higher than trade guesses. Hard red winter seedings are down three percent from last year and soft red acres…Lower Ending Stocks Noted in Report
Published January 10, 2020
USDA January Supply and Demand report is estimating corn ending stocks at 1.89 billion bushels, down from 1.9 billion in December. Soybean ending stocks are estimated at 475 million bushels, unchanged from December and wheat ending stocks are estimated at…USDA Lowers Quarterly Grain Stocks
Published January 10, 2020
USDA lowered its quarterly grain stocks estimate for corn more than the trade was expecting to 11.38 billion bushels. That's friendly news for traders. Soybean quarterly stocks are estimated at 3.25 billion bushels, in the middle of trade expectations. Quarterly…Traders Reluctant Ahead of January USDA Reports
Published January 10, 2020
Kluis Commodities President Al Kluis says traders are very reluctant to take a position ahead of the January Supply and Demand report. "People are going to the sidelines until we see the numbers." Kluis says there is a lot of…Administration Authorizes NEPA Modernization
Published January 9, 2020
On Thursday, the Trump Administration announced that the National Environmental Policy Act will undergo a modernization process. The Council on Environmental Quality has released a proposed rule with regulations aimed at updating the National Environmental Policy Act. NEPA requires all…