USDA Corn Outlook: Heat Cuts Yields, Surprise Acres Cloud Rally
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USDA Corn Outlook: Heat Cuts Yields, Surprise Acres Cloud Rally

A lower U.S. corn yield and stronger exports point to tighter supplies, but 1.39 million unexplained additional acres le...

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NCGA Targets 30 Billion Bushels of New Corn Demand as Ethanol, COOL and Farm Bill Shape Outlook
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NCGA Targets 30 Billion Bushels of New Corn Demand as Ethanol, COOL and Farm Bill Shape Outlook

A 20-cent corn rally, Senate beef COOL passage and record ethanol use are giving corn and cattle markets new direction, ...

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What Corn Anthers Tell Growers About Pollination and Yield Potential
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What Corn Anthers Tell Growers About Pollination and Yield Potential

Corn pollination lasts just one to two weeks but largely sets kernel numbers and yield potential. Understanding anther a...

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Brazil's Grain Powerhouse Hits a Roadblock: The High Cost of Getting Soybeans to Port
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Brazil's Grain Powerhouse Hits a Roadblock: The High Cost of Getting Soybeans to Port

Mato Grosso's soybean farmers pay about $28 more per ton than U.S. and Argentine rivals to ship to China. Rail expansion...

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Corn and Soybeans Need Different Storage Strategies, 40 Years of Data Show
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Corn and Soybeans Need Different Storage Strategies, 40 Years of Data Show

A Farm Futures study of post-harvest tactics since 1985 shows soybeans reward on-farm storage far more than corn — and e...

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New-Crop Corn, Soybean Export Sales Top 40 Million Bushels as China Buys
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New-Crop Corn, Soybean Export Sales Top 40 Million Bushels as China Buys

USDA data shows strong forward demand for US corn and soybeans, with China and Mexico leading purchases, while old-crop ...

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Brazil's Record Grain Harvest Exposes a 134-Million-Tonne Storage Gap
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Brazil's Record Grain Harvest Exposes a 134-Million-Tonne Storage Gap

The 2025/26 crop will reach an all-time high of 360.1 million tonnes, but storage capacity lags behind at just 62.9% of ...

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Soybean Futures Plunge as Geopolitical Risk Fades and Shipping Confidence Returns
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Soybean Futures Plunge as Geopolitical Risk Fades and Shipping Confidence Returns

Soybean prices dropped 3.4% on the CBOT as a pause in U.S.-Iran fighting removed oil risk premium, while improved shippi...

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