March 19, 2025

Broiler hatchery numbers were mixed on the week while maintaining their faster than 2024 pace. The USDA says 249.95 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, falling 2.344 million on the week, but rising 1% on the year with average hatchability at 78.7%. 191.677 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, an increase of […] The post Broiler sets drop on week, but stay ahead of last year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The ag industry contributes more than $9.5 trillion to the U.S. economy, according to the ninth annual Feeding the Economy report. John Bode is CEO of the Corn Refiners Association, one of the 36 food and agriculture groups that sponsor the report.  “Agriculture and its related industries are a fundamental part of the American economy,” […] The post Ag has a big impact on the economy, despite challenges appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Indiana Governor Mike Braun proclaimed March 19th as Indiana Ag Trade Day to emphasize the importance of exports to the state’s ag industry.  Indiana director of agriculture Don Lamb tells Brownfield… “Almost 25% of our commodity products are exported and so it is a really big part of our pricing structure,” he says. “Ag trade has […] The post A whole day dedicated to trade appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brazil remains on track to produce a record soybean crop in 2025. Iowa State University Extension economist Chad Hart says the South American country continues to build production capacity. “They’ve been adding land, but also they’re seeing the same yield trends that we’re seeing here within the U.S. So we know that their production continues […] The post Brazil on track for record soybean crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Minnesota Farm Bureau members gathered at the state capitol in St. Paul to discuss legislative priorities with lawmakers this week. President Dan Glessing says there was a lot of engagement. “We had 175 members on the Hill Tuesday, and we started out the day with some briefings of what bills we’re following. But then we […] The post Minnesota Farm Bureau talks legislative priorities during day on the hill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

President Trump’s latest round of tariffs has agriculture groups concerned. Virginia Houston with the American Soybean Association says soybeans and soy farmers have been the poster child of the trade wars.  She says when President Trump levied Section 301 tariffs against China in 2018, China immediately retaliated with a 25% tariff on ag commodities including […] The post Trump tariffs a concern for ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service has announced it will reinstate several previously suspended reports and programs, including the July Cattle Inventory report. Oklahoma State University extension livestock marketing specialist Derrell Peel says given the current cattle cycle, this is good news. “Getting that midyear report will give us an indication of the replacement heifer […] The post USDA’s NASS to reinstate July Cattle report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed again Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.01 for a second straight day at $0.47.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese block prices have stopped their week-long backslide.  Prices were up $0.03 at $1.6050, twelve cents below last Wednesday’s price of $1.7250.  Seven […] The post Cash dairy prices mixed again Wednesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol production bounced back last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production 1.105 million barrels per day, rising 43,000 on the week and 59,000 on the year. That increase in production can be tied to better returns. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development says estimated operating margins for the average […] The post Ethanol production rebounds appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story