Farmers are expected to receive $13.4 billion in ARC/PLC payments this
month, but they also face fuel and oil expenses that are projected to be at
least 29% higher than a year ago. Farmers who grow specialty crops also face
higher costs, but they don't receive similar government support.
BDiesel Costs Eat Into Farm Safety Net
CLAAS opens new $10 million Research & Development Center to serve as a
hub for all testing and analysis of new equipment to ensure it meets the needs
of North American farmers.
BCLAAS Opens New R&D Center in Omaha
Remnants of weekend hurricanes could bring harvest-delaying rains,
worsening grain-quality concerns.
BTop 5 Things to Watch
As the 2026 crop fills the hopper for DTN's View From the Cab farmers,
fall operations start and plans begin to ratchet up for 2027.
FView From the Cab
Friday's October USDA Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and
Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports surprised traders and analysts alike, with a
mostly unexpected and sizable increase in U.S. corn yield and production.
Adding to the bearish reaction was the forecast for record soybean yield and
production and a rise in wheat ending stocks. The large fund net long, along
with the double whammy of the recent corn stocks increase in September and
shocking yield and production finds, sent the futures market reeling early
while still finishing with a sizable loss.
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