At 11 a.m. CDT on Friday, July 10, USDA will be back with their latest
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, adding context
to the acreage and stocks data served up back on June 30.
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A heat wave is likely to move into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest
this weekend, but models disagree on when it ends and how far south and east
the heat may spread next week.
@^Ag Weather Forum
John Deere settled with the Federal Trade Commission and five states,
requiring the company to provide independent repair shops and equipment owners
nationwide with full access to its repair tools and resources.
4^FTC Forces Deere to Open Tool Chest
DTN tracked mostly lower retail fertilizer prices for the week of the last
few days of June and first few days of July 2026, with urea leading four
nutrients to significant declines. DTN designates a significant move as
anything 5% or more.
BDTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
A study released by the National Corn Growers Association spotlights that
U.S. corn farmers paid an average of 68% more for seed than Brazilian growers
from 2023 through 2025, while U.S. growers also paid substantially more for
fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.
=^Input Costs Favor Brazilian Farmers
