April 10, 2025

The USDA’s domestic rice ending stocks guess is down on the month, while the cotton carryout estimate is up. U.S. rice ending stocks are seen at 44.5 million hundredweight, 2.5 million below March on cuts to imports and domestic use, which canceled out a lower export projection. The average estimated 2024/25 farm price is $15.60 […] The post Rice ending stocks tighten as cotton moves higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

2024 was another record year for E15 sales in Minnesota. Minnesota Biofuels Association executive director Brian Werner says new data from the Department of Commerce shows more than 140 million gallons of Unleaded 88 were sold during the past calendar year. “And more importantly, at a 17-cent price spread from regular unleaded. That amount of […] The post 2024 another record year for E15 sales in Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA has raised 2025 beef and broiler production outlooks, while cutting expectations for pork, turkey, and eggs. Beef production is estimated at 26.7 billion pounds, up 15 million from March on heavier dressed weights and higher slaughter paces for cows and bulls, with an average steer price of $206 per hundredweight, $6 higher, and […] The post USDA beef, broiler projections up on month appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An economist says the future of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement could depend on President Trump’s tariff actions. “The US is violating the USMCA,” he says. Jeffery Schott, with the Peterson Institute for International Economics, says trade disruptions could put a long-standing partnership at risk.  “We have 60 years of trade integration in North America,” he […] The post The importance of the USMCA appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Northeast Nebraska farmer says cost of production is his biggest concern in 2025. Greg Anderson tells Brownfield he’s evaluating his crop nutrient program to help improve margins. “Probably the thing that I’ve done more than ever is to really look hard and at those grid samples and to make sure that when those fields […] The post Farmer weighs nutrient program amid high input costs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A climatologist says the latest US Drought Monitor shows notable improvement in drought conditions across parts of the Corn Belt. “To see a 5 percent reduction or improvement in one week is quite a significant improvement.” Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says last week’s torrential rains in the Delta and Eastern Corn […] The post Drought Monitor shows significant improvement despite pockets of persistent dryness appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were all higher Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.4850.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0325 at $1.74.  Nine sales were recorded, ranging from $1.72 to $1.74.  Cheese barrels were up $0.0075 at $1.78.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.7750 to […] The post Cash dairy prices higher Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cover crop growth is lagging in parts of the Upper Midwest. Southern Minnesota farmer Rochelle Krusemark says soil conditions remain cool and dry. “Unfortunately, with everything that was seeded last fall there was very little that grew. It’s hard to say if it germinated a little bit, there are some maybe one inch little stems […] The post Slow cover crop growth in southern Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA has lowered U.S. ending stocks estimates for corn and soybeans, while raising the carryout for wheat. Corn ending stocks are now seen at 1.465 billion bushels, a drop of 75 million from March with a cut to feed use more than canceled out by a larger export guess. The average estimated 2024/25 farm […] The post USDA cuts corn ending stocks, lowers soybeans slightly appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story