From record-setting corn exports to unresolved trade negotiations and a new round of federal support payments, grain markets are sending mixed signals as producers begin to think beyond the current ...

Extreme heat is descending on Chicago again this week, and an agricultural phenomenon called corn sweat is making the heat wave this summer even worse. The U.S. leads the world in corn production, and ...

The August 12 USDA Crop Report provided a negative shock wave to the Chicago Board of Trade new crop 2025 corn futures by increasing the projected 2025 national average corn yield by 8 bushels per ...

For decades, corn has reigned over American agriculture. It sprawls across 90 million acres — about the size of Montana — and goes into everything from livestock feed and processed foods to the ...

KANSAS CITY — The US Department of Agriculture on Aug. 12 increased its 2025 US corn crop forecast by more than 1 billion bus from July’s trend-line projection and nearly 2 billion bus from 2024, ...

In mid-to-late summer, when Wisconsin’s southern countryside transforms into a mesmerizing maze of towering corn fields, it’s easy to find farmers’ market vendors and roadside farm stands peddling the ...