The spring like weather of February extended into March, and farmers across Louisiana got busy planting their corn crop. In fact, corn planting is entering the final stages, and LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has this report from central Louisiana.
Read MoreFor those who have slept since then, back in September USDA was estimating Argentina’s 22-23 corn crop at a record 55.0 million metric tonnes, up 2 MMT from the prior year. Soybean production was pegged at 7 MMT greater, at 51.0 million.
Now all that has changed.
Read MoreYou are about to plant the most expensive crop of your career. But just how much more expensive?
Read MoreCorn planting is wrapping up earlier than normal in Concordia Parish thanks to recent dry weather, according to Kylie Miller, LSU Extension agent.
“Weather has been really good for planting,” Miller said. “Everybody has been able to get back in the fields and start planting.”
Read MoreBad news follows bad news. Unfortunately, this is what the weather has been doing to Argentina’s agriculture during the 2022/2023 crop year.
After being affected by La Niña for the third year in a row, key producing regions in the country are facing one of the worst droughts of the last four decades. Corn and soybean production is likely to be highly impacted by above-average temperatures and much below-average precipitation in 2023.
Read MoreLocal farmers are getting a jump start on the 2023 corn planting. Tractors with planters attached are traveling down rows, planting this year’s corn crop which is anticipated to be large.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Corn Crop Estimates report contains the results from the 2022 December Agricultural and Row Crops County Agricultural Production surveys. Thanks to all who responded to these surveys.
Read MoreFinally, some progress on Mexico’s GM corn ban. Yesterday, Mexican President Andres Manual Lopez Obrador softened his stance on the ban of genetically-modified corn from the U.S. after pressure from the Biden administration.
But, the United States says that it isn’t enough. “The U.S. believes in and adheres to a science-based, rules-based trading system and remains committed to preventing disruptions to bilateral agricultural trade and economic harm to U.S. and Mexican producers,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement.
Read MoreU.S. officials say that changes proposed by Mexico are not sufficient to resolve the ongoing dispute over genetically modified corn. Following a Monday meeting with Mexican officials, USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip and USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs Alexis Taylor issued a joint statement pushing for more action
Read MoreAgroconsult expects Brazil to produce record corn and soybean crops in 2022-23, despite dry weather in the far southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. The firm expect Brazilian soybean production to reach 153.4 MMT, which is just below Conab’s official forecast of 153.5 MMT it forecast in December. Agroconsult projects total corn production at 130.9 MMT, including the first crop at 29.6 MMT and the safrinha crop at 101.3 MMT. In December, Conab pegged Brazil’s corn crop at 125.8 MMT, though that was based off an estimate of the first corn crop and projections for safrinha acreage and yield.
Read MoreU-Nichols Manalo, director of the National Corn Program of the Philippine Department of Agriculture, recently gave a presentation detailing his research during his time at LSU working with LSU AgCenter economist Naveen Adusumilli.
Read MoreThe 2022 Corn Official Hybrid Trials spreadsheet provides a summary of yield performance of corn hybrids.
Read MoreA letter is now in the hands of the chairs of U.S. Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and the Ranking Republican Members on those subcommittees seeking aid for farmers and ranchers who suffered losses due to weather disasters in 2022.
Read MoreThis month’s 2022/23 U.S. corn outlook is for higher production, larger feed and residual use, and greater ending stocks. Corn production is forecast at 13.930 billion bushels, up 35 million from last month on a 0.4-bushel increase in yield to 172.3 bushels per acre. Feed and residual use is higher based on a larger crop. With supply rising more than use, corn ending stocks are raised 10 million bushels.
Read MoreDespite the many challenges of 2022, the October USDA production forecasts released during harvest did not paint the grim picture many were dreading. For the Midsouth area, average yields of major row crops were down, as most would expect.
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