The U.S. government will begin issuing major agricultural reports at midday, when Chicago trading is in full swing, abandoning the early morning release of the world’s most important crop data […] Read more
U.S. shifts key crop report release time to midday
USDA finds drought hurt world’s crops less than feared
Searing droughts in the United States and Russia will deplete harvests of wheat, corn and soybeans, the U.S. government said on Wednesday, but global food supplies were not hurt as […] Read more
House passes $383 million us drought aid bill for ranchers
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $383 million disaster relief bill on Thursday that provides political shelter for lawmakers during the worst drought in half a century, but may […] Read more
Standoff looms over U.S. plans to cut GMO oversight
Efforts to write benefits for biotech seed companies into U.S. legislation, including the 2013 Farm Bill, are sparking a backlash from groups that say the multiple measures would severely limit […] Read more
USDA jolts traders with sharp cut to corn estimate
The worst Midwest drought in a quarter century is doing more damage to U.S. crops than widely believed, already shrinking corn yields to the lowest in nearly a decade, the […] Read more
USDA to close 249 offices in cost-saving move
The U.S. Agriculture Department plans to close 249 offices this year — half of them the local offices that deal with farmers — in a cost-cutting program, Agriculture Secretary Tom […] Read more
Big world grain crops ease tight supply: USDA
The world is harvesting its largest-ever wheat, corn and rice crops this year, easing tight supplies that drove world food prices to record levels earlier this year, the U.S. government […] Read more
U.S. budget hawks eye $5B ag subsidy
(Reuters) — A direct payment subsidy that guarantees U.S. farmers $5 billion a year is the most prominent target in agriculture’s complex web of subsidies as budget-cutting Republicans flex their […] Read more