U.S. forecasts record combined U.S. soy, corn acreage for 2021

U.S. farmers will plant 182 million acres of corn and soybeans in 2021, the highest combined total for the two crops on record, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecast recently at an annual outlook forum. Robust demand from exporters as well as domestic users has sent prices for both crops soaring to multi-year highs[...]





U.S. Plains wheat condition ratings decline in December

Condition ratings for winter wheat declined from late November to late December in most U.S. Plains states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Jan. 2, reflecting dry conditions in some areas. The United States is the world’s second-largest wheat exporter after Russia. The USDA issued its last national winter wheat ratings of the season on[...]