FarmPolicy

Farm Policy News — part of the farmdoc project at Illinois — provides updates on current developments in the global farm economy and U.S. farm policy.

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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.https://t.co/WkDPqg3rwv

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The USDA has scheduled the reopening of a fourth #port of entry to #cattle from #Mexico. The port at Nogales, Arizona, is slated for a resumption of operations on Nov. 30 "if conditions continue to support safe trade."

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More than 40 farmers and ag industry groups are warning Washington leaders that the Trump administration’s crackdown on #immigration is affecting the nation’s #food supply, hurting farmers and risking higher grocery prices.

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says her agency’s plan to take key parts of #USDA to rural America is “full bore ahead.” “We believe in it more today than we ever have,” Rollins told reporters on a conference call Thursday.

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From trading contracts that never expire to markets operating around the clock, the #Commodity Futures #Trading Commission (CFTC) is exploring financial innovations that could reshape #agricultural trading.

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In Iowa, Trump seeks to temper economic woes of farm country — The president holds rallies in states Republicans could once reliably count on for support.

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The ‌Trump administration's $8 billion in #diesel #aid for farmers will be disbursed after the November 3 election, an administration official said on Friday.

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#Chinese buyers accounted for more than three-quarters of weekly U.S. #soybean sales between Oct. 9 and Oct. 15, booking 2.18 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans for the 2026-27 marketing year.

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Marketings of fed cattle during September totaled 1.52 million head, 7% below 2025, according to the @usda_nass. Marketings were the lowest for September since the series began in 1996.

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2/2 #Cattle placements in feedlots during September totaled 1.78 million head, 12% below 2025, the @usda_nass said. Net placements were 1.73 million head. Placements were the lowest for September since the series began in 1996.

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1/ #Cattle and #calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.4 million head on Oct. 1, 2026, the @usda_nass said. The inventory was slightly below Oct. 1, 2025.

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Iowa daily cash grain bids — Oct. 22 — https://t.co/6msU06D5Yu

#Iowa average price:
- #Corn: $4.17
- #Soybeans: $11.83

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Illinois grain bids — Oct. 22 — https://t.co/V0XVxQDNU8

#Illinois average price:
- #Corn: 4.30
- #Soybeans: 12.22

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Closing market price for #wheat, Oct. 23:

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Closing market price for #soybeans, Oct. 23:

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Closing market price for #corn, Oct. 23:

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2/2 #Milk production per #cow in the 24 major states averaged 2,012 pounds for September, 18 pounds above September 2025.

From the @usda_nass: https://t.co/Ak7TwSfsHY

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1/ The number of #milk #cows on farms in the 24 major states was 9.30 million head, 162,000 head more than September 2025, and 24,000 head more than August 2026.

From the @usda_nass: https://t.co/Ak7TwSeUSq

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2/2 August revised #milk production, at 19.3 billion pounds, was up 2.5% from August 2025.

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1/ #Milk production in the 24 major states during September totaled 18.7 billion pounds, up 2.7% from September 2025.

From the @usda_nass: https://t.co/Ak7TwSfsHY

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2/2 #Broiler-type chicks hatched during Sept. 2026 totaled 849 million, up slightly from Sept. 2025.

From the @usda_nass: https://t.co/HTiTSUgSKJ

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1/ #Egg-type chicks hatched during Sept. 2026 totaled 51.3 million, down 8% from Sept. 2025.

From the @usda_nass: https://t.co/HTiTSUgSKJ