Corn:
Planting progress converges toward average pace as completion nears. Seventeen of 18 planting states are over 90 percent complete with four states having reached 100 percent. Planting is up four points from last week, three points over the 5-year average, and 19 points above last season’s pace. North Dakota made the most progress, planting 14 percent of the crop. Topsoil moisture is adequate throughout the Midwest and most of the Plains region. The condition of the corn crop improved, edging a point higher to 75 percent in the good to excellent category and holding steady at four percent in the poor to very poor category. This is an…
01.09.2025
Additional 45z guidance expected on January 10
Information addressing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is expected to be released on Friday January 10, according to several sources speaking with...
01.09.2025
Prices for US animal fats and oils unchanged; market tightness persists
The US animal fats and oils markets were unchanged on Thursday January 9, as trade slowed following an active start to the week.
Participants continued to report stable pricing in...
01.09.2025
Averted ILA port strike eases animal protein market tension; November dog, cat food exports rise
US animal protein prices were steady on Thursday January 9. With the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) port strike avoided, sources expect unease to diminish to a degree. However, trade...