October 8, 2019
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Bullish surprise: Year-end corn, soybean stocks lower than expected
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly stocks report Sept. 30 provided a rare bullish surprise for the corn and soybean markets.
The end-of-the-marketing-year supplies were lower than the average pre-report trade guesses, moving corn and soybean prices up.

Small Grains Summary: Indiana, Illinois wheat yields lower
Wheat
U.S. winter wheat production for 2019 reached 1.3 billion bushels on an average yield of 53.6 bushels per acre, according to the small grains annual summary released Sept. 30. Production was up 10% from the revised 2018 total of 1.18 billion bushels, and the average yield was 5.7 bushels above last year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported the area harvested for grain in 2019 was estimated at a record low 24.3 million acres, 2% lower than the previous year.

Perdue urges farmers to ‘share our story’: Secretary of agriculture at World Dairy Expo
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is interested in the prosperity and livelihood of U.S. farmers. “We want to hear from you because you can tell the story better than anyone can,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “That’s why it’s so important you come to D.C. and talk to your policy makers because you bring an authenticity that I cannot do.” Perdue spoke during a Stakeholder Townhall event on the opening day of the World Dairy Expo.

Sponsored Content: Soybeans overcoming struggles to make a crop
Asgrow DEKALB
Despite nearly a season-long struggle with weather and growing conditions, soybeans throughout Illinois have managed to hold on — and even look good doing it. “I would say overall the crop looks pretty good,” said Chris Kallal, DEKALB Asgrow technical agronomist for central Illinois. In the southwest and south central areas of the state, the story is the same. “Right now, beans look really good,” said Jamie Long, DEKALB Asgrow technical agronomist, based in St. Clair County and whose territory covers southwestern Illinois.

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