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HAT Podcast: Planting, Markets and Trade Talks
The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast covered planting progress, markets and trade developments in a new episode released this week. Hosts C.J. Miller, Greg Allen and Andy Eubank led the discussion and recapped field conditions and market moves from the Corn Belt on May 14, 2026 . The epis... -
Thailand MOU Could Reopen U.S. Corn Exports
U.S. corn suppliers and Thai buyers signed a memorandum of understanding this spring to support future corn trade, creating a potential new outlet for American corn growers. Ryan LeGrand, president and CEO of the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council, said Thailand currently buys no U.S. corn, a stat... -
USDA: Corn and Soybean Planting Ahead
New USDA crop progress numbers show U.S. farmers moving quickly through the 2026 spring planting season, with plantings for major row crops running ahead of recent averages. 57% corn planted nationally, the agency reports, compared with a five-year average of 52 percent. Soybean ... -
FAPRI: Year‑Round E15 Helps Corn, Hurts Soybeans
A new Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) analysis finds allowing year-round E15 sales would modestly boost ethanol demand and corn prices, but proposed changes to Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) in the House bill could cut into overall farm income. FAPRI Director Seth Meyer ... -
USDA: Soybeans Rally, Wheat Supply Tightens
Soybean futures jumped to two-year highs after the USDA's first look at the 2026-27 U.S. supply and demand balance showed tighter-than-expected soybean stocks and stronger demand. The agency projected U.S. soybean ending stocks for 2026-27 at 310 million bushels , 30 million bushe... -
House to Vote on Year-Round E15 Sales
The House of Representatives is scheduled this week to vote on legislation that would allow nationwide, year-round sales of E15 gasoline, a move aimed at expanding demand for corn-based ethanol. Year-round E15 vote has drawn bipartisan support in farm states but faces uncertain p... -
ADM and Hill's expand regenerative agriculture
ADM announced a partnership with Hill's Pet Nutrition to accelerate adoption of regenerative agriculture across corn and soybean acres in Illinois and Minnesota and to extend practices into Europe. The collaboration targets a wide swath of row-crop acres tied to the pet food ingredient supply cha... -
U.S. planting: 57% corn, 49% soybeans
The USDA’s most recent weekly crop progress report shows planting and early emergence moving ahead of normal in many areas. 57% corn planted nationwide, above the five-year average of 52%, and 23% of the corn crop has emerged, up from 13% the prior week. The report covers plantin... -
BASF, Nutrien expand farmer access to low-CI biofuels
BASF and Nutrien announced a strategic collaboration to help U.S. growers capture more value from sustainable farming practices and participate in low-carbon biofuel markets. The partnership pairs Nutrien agronomy teams with BASF digital tools to document and verify crop carbon intensity for mark... -
Ethanol Production Edges Up as Demand Softens
U.S. ethanol production ticked higher in early May even as domestic gasoline use and exports weakened, according to EIA numbers analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production rose 0.8 percent in the reported week to 1.02 million bpd , equal to about 42.71 million gallons ... -
Grains rebound as WASDE and fertilizer risks loom
Grain prices recovered late in the week as technical buying and short-covering pushed a broad set of contracts higher heading into the weekend. Corn gained roughly 0.75% and soybeans about 1.5% while winter wheat posted mixed, mostly modest gains as traders rotated back into long positions. Energ... -
House Passes 2026 Farm Bill; Prop 12 Wins, E15 Misses
The U.S. House passed the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 on April 30, moving the $390 billion measure to the Senate after a 224-200 vote in the House. $390 billion and 224-200 vote capture the scale and margin of the action, but the Senate has not y...
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