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USDA Prepares First Field-Based Yield Assessments

Published September 9, 2026

USDA will get its first field-based look at crop yields in Friday's September production report. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski said USDA has reached the point in the growing season where objective field assessments can provide more information…

Smallest Wheat Crop Since ’72

Published May 12, 2026

Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm said wheat was the big story from the USDA supply/demand report. "The USDA for the new crop wheat came in at 1.561 billion bushels, down from 1.9 a year ago." That would…

March WASDE Leaves Grain Markets Searching for Direction

Published March 11, 2026

USDA’s March World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report delivered few surprises for the grain markets, leaving traders with little new fundamental information to trade. “No changes at all to the corn balance sheet," said Joe Camp, market analyst, Comstock…

WASDE Preview: Smaller South American Crop

Published March 6, 2026

Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expect slightly smaller soybean crops in South America ahead of the USDA’s next WASDE report due out Tuesday. The average estimate puts Brazil’s soybean production at 179.3 million metric tons, down about 700,000…

Few Changes in S/D Report

Published February 11, 2026

No changes were made to the U.S. soybean balance sheet in the USDA supply/demand report. However, it said China is reportedly considering the purchase of more U.S. soybeans which could shift the flow of trade. USDA bumped Brazil’s soybean production…

Another Big Corn Crop Forecast in 2026

Published January 21, 2026

The corn numbers released in this month's Supply and Demand report were eye-opening. "USDA added 1.3 million acres to corn harvested," reports Iowa State University Economics Professor Chad Hart. "A lot was originally intended for silage, but, given how great…

Johansson: Sugar Market Facing Record Production, Flat Demand

Published January 19, 2026

American Sugar Alliance Director of Economics and Policy Analysis Rob Johansson says sugar producers are facing the same financial pressure hitting most crop farmers this year. Johansson points to weak commodity prices paired with rising input costs, squeezing both sugarbeet…

Grassley Slams RFS Delay

Published January 13, 2026

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is urging the Trump administration to quickly finalize renewable fuel standard volume obligations, saying the delay is hurting biofuel markets and adding financial pressure for farmers. The rule was supposed to take effect on January 1,…

Record Corn Yields

Published January 12, 2026

According to USDA's January crop production report, the Upper Midwest enjoyed record corn yields this past year. Minnesota yields are projected at an average of 201 bushels per acre, up from 193 in November. North Dakota’s corn yield is now…

WASDE Adds Pressure to Corn, Soybean Markets

Published January 12, 2026

The January USDA WASDE report delivered an unexpected and sharply negative outlook for corn and soybeans. According to Van Ahn and Company's Kristi Van Ahn, the report caught the trade off guard and added more pressure to an already large…

Articles tagged under: WASDE

USDA Prepares First Field-Based Yield Assessments

Smallest Wheat Crop Since ’72

March WASDE Leaves Grain Markets Searching for Direction

WASDE Preview: Smaller South American Crop

Few Changes in S/D Report

Another Big Corn Crop Forecast in 2026

Johansson: Sugar Market Facing Record Production, Flat Demand

Grassley Slams RFS Delay

Record Corn Yields

WASDE Adds Pressure to Corn, Soybean Markets

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