CropsUSDA asks American growers to help build county crop estimates
NASS has begun its County Agricultural Production Survey, the questionnaire behind the only official yearly crop estimates the United States publishes at county level.
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CropsUS corn area fell 3% in 2026 as soybean plantings rose 5%, USDA says
USDA's Acreage report of 30 June 2026 put US corn plantings at 95.3 million acres and soybean at 85.4 million, while corn stocks on 1 June stood 14% above a year earlier.
LivestockUS hog herd eases slightly to 73.7 million head in the June count
There were 73.7 million hogs and pigs on US farms on 1 June 2026, slightly fewer than a year earlier and than on 1 March, USDA's statistics service reported on 25 June.
AgribusinessUS fuel ethanol exports hit a record 2.13 billion gallons
American fuel ethanol exports reached 2.13 billion gallons in the 2024/25 corn marketing year, about 23 percent above the previous record, with Canada and the Netherlands replacing lost sales to Brazil.
CropsUS field crop area set to shrink 2.4 percent by 2035
USDA's long-term projections show the eight major American row crops losing six million acres over the next decade as tight margins persist.
AgribusinessAkij Agro Feed honours 34 business partners at awards ceremony in Dhaka
Akij Agro Feed Limited, the feed company of Akij Resource, honoured 34 of its top business partners at a ceremony in Banani, Dhaka, on 11 April 2026. The company says it began operating in January 2025 and now sells 67 feed products.
CropsUS farmers plan less corn and more soybean in 2026, USDA survey shows
American farmers intended to plant 95.3 million acres of corn in 2026, down 3%, and 84.7 million acres of soybean, up 4%, according to USDA's Prospective Plantings report of 31 March 2026.
AgribusinessWorld Bank approves $215.9 million for Burkina Faso's rice and maize value chains
On 10 March 2026 the World Bank approved a $215.9 million (about CFAF 118.7 billion) project for Burkina Faso's agriculture, aimed at productivity, processing and market access for rice and maize in four of the country's seventeen regions.
CropsKishoreganj haor farmers plant maize beyond target to escape early floods
Maize covered 12,210 hectares in Kishoreganj in the 2024-25 season, above the 12,100-hectare target, as haor farmers chose a crop they could harvest before the monsoon floods.
CropsLalmonirhat farmers sow maize on Teesta sandbars as seed prices rise
In November 2024, once the floodwater had receded, farmers in Lalmonirhat began sowing maize on the Teesta's sandbars. The district had a Rabi-season target of 32,910 hectares of maize, but dearer seed and fertiliser worried growers.
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Ukraine set for record wheat and maize production
Ukraine expects record maize and wheat production and exports in the 2021-22 marketing season after a poor year, according to a USDA report.
LivestockPoultry farmers demand Tk 350 cut in feed price per 50 kg sack
A poultry farmers' association asked feed millers on 23 October 2021 to cut Tk 350 from a 50 kg sack of feed, saying soybean meal and maize had become cheaper after the soybean meal export ban.
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Maize brings smiles to farmers in Kaliganj
Maize cultivation has grown in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah after farmers were given incentives, with the area this year well above target.