Delaware lawmakers are pressing EPA to ease refiners’ blending obligations. A bipartisan group of Senators delivered a new infrastructure proposal. And NCBA wants USDA to scrap “Product of the USA labels.”
Conab now estimates Brazil’s total corn crop at 69.96 MMT. That compares to USDA at 98.5 MMT.
The Dakotas saw a mix of drought improvement and drought degradation, but today’s update didn’t fully account for this week’s rains.
Cotton and wheat carryover also came in lighter than expected.
Memorial Day coincided with the reporting period, which may have limited business to some degree.
More rain is coming for the Northern Plains. Weather will share the spotlight with USDA’s June S&D and Crop Production Reports. JBS announces it did pay $11 million in ransom.
Confirming ag sector fears, the EPA announced today it plans to roll back the Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule and revise the definition of U.S. waterways that can be regulated.
Rains for the Northern Plains weigh on HRS wheat. Biden ended infrastructure talks with Capito, but is starting talks with others. Meanwhile, Vilsack says no decision has been made on swine line speeds.
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Old-crop corn sales topped expectations, while new-crop sales were right in line with what the market expected. Exports of the grain held above 2 MMT.

Meghan Vick

Meghan joined Pro Farmer in June 2011 and is currently the News Editor. Prior to joining the Pro Farmer team, Meghan worked as an editor at Stocks, Futures and Options (SFO) magazine. During her time there she gained her Series 3 license from the National Futures Association. She is a 2009 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, with Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and writing. LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed(‘limelight_player_28855'); At Pro Farmer, Meghan writes many of the daily market commentaries in addition to website news stories and updates on Washington happenings. She also compiles the quarterly Washington Outlook Report.