By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers plan to plant less corn and more soybeans in 2026 than last year, ...
The financial reality is sobering: break-even prices to cover all costs without government support range from $4.70 to $4.90 ...
This has led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping channel through which roughly 25% of the global trade in nitrogen passes. Farmers who have not already purchased their nitrogen ...
Nick Paulson, U of I ag economist, noted that the conflict in Iran has particularly affected urea since it’s a key product ...
The USDA prospective planting acreage is based on survey data collected from about 73,800 surveys sent to crop producers in ...