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As growers continue to plant this year’s crops, USDA has released the Crop Planting Progress Report across the country. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey provided the update starting with corn. “Looking at our 18 production states listed in the USDA NAS table, we saw progress greater than 20% planted during the week in six of those states, led by North Dakota, a …
Well, it’s peanut planting time. Peanut farmers are waiting for the area that has not received any rain to get a rain to get this peanut crop in the ground. What’s going to happen now? Waiting on USDA to give us an estimate on how many peanuts have been planted before any contracts are going to be sealed. The first estimate was that this …
Well, the peanut farmers keep watching the Peanut Stocks and Processing Report from USDAÂ and it shows they have too many peanuts. Matter of fact, the commercial storage right now is up 36.4% compared to the same time last year. Also, the shell peanut items that are stored in warehouses is also up 20.4% compared to last March. That’s pushing the price of peanuts down …
The Georgia Cotton Commission reminds its growers about opportunities to serve on multiple cotton organization leadership positions that will impact Georgia’s industry. This summer, certified producer/producer interest organizations will caucus to nominate individuals to represent Georgia producers to serve as directors and alternates on the board of Cotton Incorporated, delegates and alternates to the National Cotton Council of America, and …
We’re familiar with the weekly crop ratings, various categories from very poor all the way up to excellent. The condition index is also part of the trade we don’t talk about often, but winter wheat index for mid-May is near the lowest in 40 years. Crop index, again considering all the ratings categories and then relates them to history, the 10-year average index for …
The American Soybean Association is responding to the announcement by The Mosaic Company’s plan to scale back domestic phosphate production. American Soybean Association (ASA) President Scott Metzger said, “This unsettling news from Mosaic comes at a time when U.S. soybean farmers are facing major economic headwinds, and neither the skyrocketing cost nor the availability of inputs – like phosphate fertilizer …
Scott Monfort, the peanut specialist in Georgia provided an update and some recommendations for peanut growers. Monfort said, “The best thing as you can walk outside and see right now is rainfall. We needed that to get this moving in the right direction. We estimate that we’re about a quarter of the acres being planted at this point. And if I …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the final Cotton Report for 2025. The following data and report is provided by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. “The final 2025 production for all cotton is estimated at 13.9 million 480?pound bales, down 4 percent from the 2024 crop. The United States yield for all cotton is estimated at 852 pounds per acre, down 40 pounds from …
The U.S. is highly competitive in agricultural production and the largest agricultural exporter in the world. In 2024, exports were estimated to total $181 billion. Given that the world population is expected to reach nearly $10 billion by 2050, the U.S. is well-positioned to be the source of agricultural products to feed a growing population. Moreover, global gross domestic product is expected to grow …
Drought conditions have impacted southern crop planting and USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey provided an overview of those conditions. Rippey said, “Core drought areas include the southern United States, portions of the Great Plains, and extending into the western United States. If you look at the regions, the southeast region, we are seeing at this time, not only do we have 99 percent …
