November 21, 2025

A global strategist with Rabobank says an increased domestic soybean crush won’t replace the lost demand from China. Stephen Nicholson says it’s an unrealistic expectation. “While it’s good to see, the framework that came out with China, there’s a lot of uncertainty still, it’s not written in stone.” Nicholson says China has been silent about […] The post U.S. soybean crush growth ‘unrealistic’ fix for lost China demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation at the USDA says conversations are still happening about trade aid. Richard Fordyce tells Brownfield… “It’s going to be a well informed decision based on data that we have access to related to a whole bunch of things, whether that’s, you know, trade activity, prices, you know […] The post Trade aid update: USDA says final decision pending appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Nebraska Director of Agriculture says the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement could create new market opportunities for farmers.   Sherry Vinton says the deal has benefited every country including the U.S. “We have a net positive trade balance with Mexico. We send way more there than we import especially for our state. Sometimes in amounts […] The post Ag Director highlights USMCA’s role in expanding market access appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Abundant global supplies and limited trade policies have put the U.S. sugar industry on the brink. Luther Markwart with the American Sugar Alliance tells Brownfield input costs for American farmers have increased 30 percent in the past four years, while sugar prices have only deteriorated, partially because of Brazilian import dumping. “We’re losing hundreds of […] The post Industry warns of crisis: U.S. sugar growers need immediate action as losses mount appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Record high beef prices are driving up values for pasture and rangelands. Cole Nickerson, area sales manager with Farmers National Company, says strength in the cattle market is supporting farmland values. “Our very strong and robust cattle market is helping pasture land, and we’re even seeing that trickle over into cropland values in those areas […] The post Cattle market strength spills into farmland values, expert says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. Dairy Export Council says August shipments continued a three-month trend higher. William Loux tells Brownfield demand for cheese is strong globally. “We are in for probably almost certainly a record cheese year again here in 2025,” he says. “We had a record year in 2024, we had a record year in 2022, so […] The post Global demand drives 28% surge in U.S. cheese exports, butterfat sales nearly triple appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, rain has spread as far north as the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys.  The rain is halting late-season fieldwork but helping to replenish topsoil moisture, which statewide on November 16 was rated at least 55% very short to short in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri.  Meanwhile, dry weather in the northern […] The post Much-needed rains unwind from the central Plains through the central, southern Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story