Regional Update The European weather has been more favorable for spring fieldwork and crop development this past week, with most of the continent receiving below-average rainfall last week. The coming week will be drier-than-normal for most of the continent as well, though rainfall in Spain will exceed typical volumes. The drier trend is welcome after spring fieldwork has been delayed due to excessively wet weather last fall and early this spring.
Spring crop planting in Russia continues to run two weeks ahead of normal, boosted by dry, warm weather. That weather trend, however, is starting to cause some concerns for parts of Russia and Ukraine that a drought may develop in early 2020. Early Monday, Kazakhstan announced i...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices extended their rally today, supported by several developments, including escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and growing concerns about supply disruptions. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to remove 50 perc...
Key Takeaways: The agricultural trade surplus has become a sizable deficit: the balance swung from a $40.1 billion surplus in 2011 to a $40.7 billion deficit in 2025. Imports kept growing while exports lost momentum: between 2020 and 2025, agricultural imports increased 45 percent, compa...
USDA released its October Cattle on Feed report Friday, showing 11.4 million cattle in feedlots with capacity for 1,000 head or more, slightly below last year. September placements were the lowest for the month since records began in 1996, marking the third consecutive month of placements sett...
Regional News Dry weather across the UK and Europe is becoming increasingly concerning for the 2027 crops as planting intentions are lowered amid dry soil conditions. Delayed sowing or establishment under adverse conditions could leave crops more vulnerable to frost/freeze events and dise...
