LivestockCheese exports climb 24% as US shoppers and restaurants buy less
US cheese exports were up 24% through July and now take more than 10% of production, helping absorb supply as retail and foodservice demand weakens.
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Livestock
CropsBrazil keeps its soybean cost edge over US shipments into China
USDA estimates put Brazilian soybeans landed in Shanghai at about $479 to $507 a tonne in the second quarter, below US Gulf and Pacific Northwest routes, and Brazil shipped about ten times as much.
AgribusinessUS farm exports set to rise in 2026 as Mexico grows and China stays below its peak
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says US farm exports to China rose nearly 50% in the first half of 2026 but remain far below 2022, while Mexico is providing the strongest growth.
CropsUS ethanol corn use and soybean crush ran above last year in August
USDA data show 528 million bushels of corn used for alcohol and other products and 210 million bushels of soybeans crushed in August, both up on a year earlier.
CropsGrazing and cost-share help cover crops pay sooner, SDSU Extension says
Cover crops cost $42 to $120 an acre to establish, but South Dakota research found grazing them returned $17.23 an acre in the first year and $43.61 in the second, and EQIP can cover up to 75 percent of costs.
LivestockUS dairy margins tighten as milk prices slip and feed costs rise
The Dairy Margin Coverage margin fell 95 cents to $9.93 per hundredweight in July and is projected below the $9.50 payment trigger from September to December as feed costs head toward $12.
CropsDelayed Iowa soybean harvest pulls rare rail shipments into the state
With only 3 percent of Iowa's soybeans harvested by 27 September against a 17 percent average, processors brought in beans by rail and Bunge's Council Bluffs plant bid $1 over futures for prompt delivery.
CropsMid-Atlantic corn yields beat fears after a dry summer
Early harvest reports in Maryland and Pennsylvania show corn yields of 180 to 220 bushels an acre, better than many growers expected after spring and summer rainfall ran at about half of normal.
CropsUS hop stocks fall 9 percent as the industry works down its carryover
USDA NASS put 1 September hop stocks at 105 million pounds, down from 116 million a year earlier and 136 million in 2024, with growers and dealers holding 86 million and brewers 19 million.
CropsWest Texas cotton growers press Congress for a farm bill and disaster aid
Plains Cotton Growers met about 26 lawmakers and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to push for a completed farm bill, emergency help and drought assistance as low margins squeeze producers.
Market ManagementUSDA sees US food inflation near its long-run average, with eggs falling
USDA's Economic Research Service forecasts all food prices up 2.9 percent in 2026, grocery prices up 2.4 percent and restaurant prices up 3.5 percent, with beef, fresh vegetables and seafood rising faster and eggs falling sharply.
Fruits
South Korea fills its duty-free quota for US oranges early
The 3,782-metric-ton quota, assigned to 98 bidders, keeps US oranges duty-free during Korea's September-to-February high-tariff season.
CropsWest Texas cotton heads for a hard harvest after heat and drought
Plains Cotton Growers says dryland fields suffered most after a promising start, in a region that grows about 35% of US cotton.