FarmPolicy✓

This map gives you a rough sense of all the ways U.S. land is used. Much of U.S. land serves specific purposes, such as the 2 million acres devoted to golf courses or the 3 million acres for airports.

Brazil’s 2026/27 soybean crop could fall to 163.6 million metric tons under a strong El Niño scenario, compared with 181.2 million tons under neutral weather conditions, a study by Serasa Experian projected on Tuesday. Story from @ReutersAg

#Immigration raids are disrupting #farm communities in the runup to the midterms — putting Republican incumbents in a pinch as they weigh breaking with Trump or alienating some voters. Story from @rachel_shin_

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says #fertilizer #prices are trending lower and could continue easing as short-term policy changes and new domestic production capacity take effect. Story from @OfficialRFDTV

Leaders of three state corn grower organizations are pressing President Trump to take #antitrust action against the #fertilizer industry, arguing that rising fertilizer prices are undermining billions in federal assistance. Story from @ChrisClaytonDTN

U.S. #soybean markets faced renewed competitive pressure on Thursday, as a weaker Brazilian real improved Brazil's position in international agricultural trade. Story from @AgrolatamArg

Ruling that state law improperly granted special privileges to four private agricultural groups, a #NorthDakota district judge struck down the process used to nominate six of nine members of the North Dakota #Beef Commission. Story from @DTNeeley

Smithfield Foods Inc. lowered its 2026 total Company adjusted operating #profit forecast Tuesday along with third-quarter results as weakening consumer demand makes itself felt across the #pork industry. Story from @Meatingplace

USDA forecasts record U.S. #canola production at 5.4 billion pounds for 2026/27 as farmers expand acreage to meet stronger demand from food and biofuel markets. Story from @OfficialRFDTV

Commodity crops are continuing to eat up the vast sweep of North American grasslands, with nearly 2 million acres being plowed under every year, mostly for corn, soybeans and wheat, according to new research. Story from @georgina_gustin

Farmers are on track to #spend $2.4 billion more in 2025–2026 to plant and harvest key crops than they did the previous season, according to a new study by Joint Economic Committee Democrats, after a surge in #diesel prices. Story from @SuccessfulFarm

President Donald Trump is making #tariffs a key part of his closing economic pitch to voters ahead of the #midterms, arguing they’re delivering a manufacturing revival. Economists say they’ve been a hindrance. Story from @oli_ward_1

Americans are eating more imported #fruits and #vegetables, but less than 10% of facilities that account for 90% of shipments have been inspected by the FDA since 2009. Story from @caitlinsgilbert & @rachel_roubein

Falling #water levels on the lower #MississippiRiver are adding #cost to the fall #grain export movement, and new research shows farmers in the South are among the most likely to absorb it through weaker local basis. Story from @FeedAndGrainMag

On a 2019 base, both farm products and #grocery #prices are higher, in part because cattle and eggs carry heavy weight in the farm index. Grocery prices have risen in every annual average since 2019. From Meridian Ag Advisors:

Most bankers in the Federal Reserve's Ninth District (Minneapolis) anticipate loan quality to remain stable, though 41% flagged potential decline in #agricultural #loan quality moving forward. From the @MinneapolisFed:

Between 2017 and 2018, the global seed and crop protection industry #consolidated into four large companies. Eight years later the direction has reversed. From Meridian Ag Advisors:

For banking institutions experiencing shifts in #loan demand during the third quarter of 2026 in the Federal Reserve's Ninth District, bankers pointed to a changing economic outlook for #ag and consumer lending. From the @MinneapolisFed:

USDA's index of #prices paid for #farm #machinery rose 39% from 2019 to 2025, while the index of prices received for crops rose 16%. From Meridian Ag Advisors:

Illinois grain bids — Oct. 26 — #Illinois average price: - #Corn: 4.25 - #Soybeans: 12.10

#InterestRates on non-real estate #farm #loans were relatively stable during the third quarter of 2026 in the Federal Reserve's Tenth District (Kansas City). From the @KansasCityFed:

1/ Ag weather outlook from the @usda_oce, Oct. 27: Much of the country will settle into a mild weather pattern, with lingering cooler-than-normal conditions mostly limited to parts of the northern and western U.S.

Closing market price for #wheat, Oct. 27:

1/ The volume of non-real estate #farm #loans at commercial banks in the Federal Reserve's Tenth District (Kansas City) was about 25% lower than a year ago during the third quarter. From the @KansasCityFed:

3/ #Rain and #snow showers from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Rockies will end during the second half of the week, while late-week precipitation will increase across the Plains, South, and Midwest. During the weekend, Southwestern showers will become more numerous.

Closing market price for #soybeans, Oct. 27:

2/2 The average size of new operating #loans at banks with portfolios less than $100 million dropped to about $30,000 after reaching more than $100,000 during the third quarter of the previous two years. From the @KansasCityFed:

4/4 Read the full ag weather outlook for Oct. 27 here:

RT @dtnpf: Post-Election Webinar: What Results Mean for Farmers and Agribusiness 🇺🇸 Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 9 a.m. CST Join DTN’s policy and agribusiness editors as they break down Midterm election results. Hear takeaways from Midterm farm country races, what shifts in party control could mean for Congressional priorities and which economic concerns drove voters. This 30-minute webinar will explore: ✅ Election Results: Shifts in the balance of power ✅ Voter trends: What the results reveal about voter priorities and economic concerns ✅ 2027 outlook: What the election results could signal for the year ahead. Live Q&A with @jzajkow and @ChrisClaytonDTN to follow! Register 📆

Closing market price for #corn, Oct. 27:

Iowa daily cash grain bids — Oct. 26 — #Iowa average price: - #Corn: $4.12 - #Soybeans: $11.70

Comparing the 1980s and today's #farm #economy. From Meridian Ag Advisors: