Strong Global Demand Pushes US Corn Inspections Far Above Year Ago Levels
U.S. corn export inspections continue to move out at a solid pace. The USDA says corn inspections during the week ending November 27th topped a year ago by a substantial margin, reflecting the strong global demand for U.S. corn as the pace is nearly double this time last year. Wheat inspections were up on the year, also reflecting good global demand despite rising supplies and competitive prices from other exporters. China did show up in the weekly inspections update, taking in a small amount of U.S. sorghum, with recently purchased U.S. soybeans remaining unshipped.
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USDA Crop Progress Report Returns After Shutdown: Corn, Soy Harvest Nearly Done
Following six missed reports, the USDA has released the first Crop Progress report since the government shutdown ended. Here’s a look at corn, soybean, and wheat crop progress for the week ending Nov. 16.
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Corn, Soybeans Plunge After USDA Data Undercuts Bulls
Soybean futures tumbled from 17-month highs and corn futures also dropped sharply after USDA crop production and yield numbers, the agency’s first updates in over two months, failed to live up to bullish expectations built into the market during recent rallies.
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As Tariffs Rise, One Family’s Fields Tell the Real Cost of the Trade War
Willis Nelson, a third-generation farmer in eastern Louisiana, was hoping to avoid the worst.
The 38-year-old farms 4,000 acres in Sondheimer with his brothers and father. They grow row crops such as corn, cotton, and soybean, which are the leading U.S. agricultural exports that are sold to a global market.
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US Corn Ending Stocks Down 13% from Last Year, Soybean Ending Stocks Down 8%
Old crop corn stocks on hand as of Sept. 1, 2025, totaled 1.53 billion bushels, down 13% from Sept. 1, 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Grain Stocks report released today. Old crop soybeans stored in all positions were down 8% from Sept. 1, 2024, and all wheat stocks were up 6% from a year earlier.
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September 28 Louisiana Crop Report
According to USDA, as of last Sunday, 96 percent of the Louisiana soybean crop was coloring, 93 percent dropping leaves, 88 percent mature and 78 percent has now been harvested. The bean crop is reported at two percent excellent, 20 percent fair and 78 percent good.
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USDA Forecasts US Corn Production Up, Soybean and Cotton Production Down from 2024
Corn production is up, while soybean and cotton production is down from 2024, according to the Crop Production report issued by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Corn production is up 13% from last year, forecast at 16.8 billion bushels; soybean growers are expected to decrease their production 2% from 2024, forecast at 4.30 billion bushels; cotton production is down 8% from 2024 at 13.2 million 480-pound bales.
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Market Update for Corn, Soybeans, Rice, and Cotton: September 2025
This month’s 2025/26 U.S. corn outlook indicates greater supplies, larger exports, and a slight reduction in ending stocks. Projected beginning stocks for 2025/26 are 20 million bushels higher based on a lower use forecast for 2024/25, with reductions in imports and corn used for ethanol partially offset by an increase in exports. Corn production for 2025/26 is forecast at 16.8 billion bushels, up 72 million from last month as a 2.1-bushel reduction in yield to 186.7 bushels per acre is more than offset by a 1.3 million acre increase in harvested area to 90.0 million acres.
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USDA Crop Conditions: Which States Lead and Which Lag Ahead of Harvest?
The USDA reported the most recent condition ratings for corn and soybeans earlier this week. There are clear “winners” — states with the highest rated crops — and “losers” — states with the lowest rated crops.
Read more about which states came out on top, and which are trending the wrong way just before harvest.
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Mexican Importers Learn U.S. Vessel Export Procedures To Streamline Agricultural Trade
In August, the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC) welcomed a team of 11 Mexican grain importers to New Orleans to offer a better understanding of U.S. grain export procedures, regulatory frameworks, logistics and operations in maritime shipping
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Grain Market Outlook: Price Predictions and Trends, Fall 2025
This report projects corn, soybeans, wheat, and rice futures prices for the United States for the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. Our analysis utilizes historical data on both cash prices (the price for immediate delivery) and futures prices (the price agreed upon for delivery at a future date).
We aggregate the daily futures prices into quarterly averages to simplify our analysis. Using this dataset, we train several machine learning models to predict futures prices for all four commodities.
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National Corn Growers Issues Report Showing High Cost Of Growing The Crop
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is concerned about the tough financial reality facing many farmers today. While NCGA maintains a persistent focus on driving additional sources of demand for U.S. corn in effort to improve the outlook, it is also analyzing input costs that remain near record highs. This is Part 2 of a three-part series highlighting the financial challenges facing corn farmers and a deeper look at the cost of growing corn.
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Corn Harvest Yielding Good Results for Many Farmers, but Low Prices Causing Concern
Louisiana corn producers are busy harvesting their crop, and it is a very large one. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux has the story from northeast Louisiana.
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Farm Bureau Comments on EPA Small Refinery Action
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement regarding small refinery exemptions, which impact renewable fuel production.
“Renewable fuels have been a tremendous success story for the country and the rural economy. The Renewable Fuel Standard has reduced our country’s dependence on foreign oil, reduced air pollution, increased farm income, and provided good-paying jobs in rural America.”
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Row Crop Farmers Confront Economic Challenges Amid Falling Prices
Earlier this week, USDA released its estimate for the national average farm case price for corn in the 2025/26 marketing year to be $3.90. That update is down 30¢ from what USDA was saying just last month in July.
Farm CPA Paul Neiffer says in the short-term it means two things: a focus on government payments and tougher conversations with ag lenders.
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