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USDA Crop Progress Shows 59% of Corn Silking

July 21, 2020 | Posted in Commodities

The latest USDA crop progress report showed 59% of corn crops were silking in the week ended July 19, ahead of the 30% reported silking in the same week last year.

Ethanol Margins Improve, But Still Too Much Capacity

July 15, 2020 | Posted in Commodities

The COVID-19 outbreak exacerbated headwinds the ethanol industry was already grappling with, which included reduced gasoline consumption and softening exports. A recent report from CoBank indicates the ethanol industry currently has excess capacity of 1 billion gallons and this is expected to increase to 2.4 billion gallons in 2021.

USDA Crop Progress Reports Nearly Half of Soybeans Blooming

July 14, 2020 | Posted in Commodities

According to the last USDA crop progress report, 48% of soybeans are blooming, in addition to 29% of corn silking in the week ending July 12, 2020.

U.S. Beef Exports Down 33% in May

July 13, 2020 | Posted in Commodities

According to a report from Capital Press, beef exports decreased 33% by volume to 87,391 tons in May, following disruptions "due to the coronavirus pandemic and economic slowdowns."

USDA Crop Progress Shows One Third of Soybeans Blooming

July 6, 2020 | Posted in Commodities

The latest Crop Progress report from USDA shows 31% of soybeans were reported blooming in the week ended July 5, almost four times the 8% reported blooming in the same week last year.

Crop Progress Report Shows Soybean Blooming Remains Ahead of Last Year's Progress

June 30, 2020 | Posted in Commodities

According to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, the percentage of corn silking and, to a larger degree, soybean blooming progress remains well ahead of where it was last year.

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U.S. Pork Processing Capacity Utilization Rebounds as Plant Labor Force Returns to Work

June 25, 2020 | Posted in Commodities

According to a report from USDA, capacity utilization in the U.S. pork processing industry is on the rebound as workers in plants, earlier infected by COVID-19, recover and return to work.

Crop Progress Report Shows Strong Start for Soybean Blooming, Corn Silking Progress

June 23, 2020 | Posted in Commodities

According to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, which was the first report of the year to begin tracking corn silking and soybean blooming, both are slightly ahead of last year's progress.

Wheat, Corn Prices Diverge Following COVID-19 Pandemic

June 22, 2020 | Posted in Commodities

Wheat and corn prices tend to move in parallel, with cash and futures wheat prices historically being slightly above those for corn. However, when efforts to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 brought about widespread stay-at-home orders, this wheat and corn price series began to diverge significantly.

USDA Crop Progress Reports 95% of Corn Emerged

June 16, 2020 | Posted in Commodities

The most recent USDA crop progress report shows nearly all corn in the U.S. (95%) has emerged as of the week ended June 14, 2020, well above the 74% emerged this time last year and the 5 year average of 92%.

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USDA Crop Progress Shows 59% of Corn Silking

Ethanol Margins Improve, But Still Too Much Capacity

USDA Crop Progress Reports Nearly Half of Soybeans Blooming

U.S. Beef Exports Down 33% in May

USDA Crop Progress Shows One Third of Soybeans Blooming

Crop Progress Report Shows Soybean Blooming Remains Ahead of Last Year's Progress

U.S. Pork Processing Capacity Utilization Rebounds as Plant Labor Force Returns to Work

Crop Progress Report Shows Strong Start for Soybean Blooming, Corn Silking Progress

Wheat, Corn Prices Diverge Following COVID-19 Pandemic

USDA Crop Progress Reports 95% of Corn Emerged

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