USDA planted acreage report shows farmers have 224.8 million acres planted on all crops, 91.5 million acres more than anticipated.

US pork and beef exports contribute an estimated total economic impact of 14.6% per bushel to the value of corn and 13.9% per bushel to soybeans in 2023.

Soybean growers are expected to decrease their production 3% from 2022, forecast at 4.15 billion bushels.

Soybean growers are expected to decrease their production 2% from 2022.

NASS issues report on corn and soybean production as well as forecast on U.S. cotton production.

An independent study by the Juday Group quantified the returns that red meat exports brought to national corn and soybean producers in 2021, and at state levels for corn- and soybean-producing states.

No two years in farming are alike or free of drama.
This year there is a dramatic reduction in supply, a drought in parts of the corn belt and the significant increase in oil prices.

Feed ingredients are the No. 1 cost component of the protein business, followed by labor and energy. Oil prices are historically linked to feed-ingredient crops.