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- Railways are no longer shipping ammonia, an important component of about three quarters of all fertilizer, because it would be dangerous if the hazardous material was stranded during a potential rail strike, according to the Association of American Railroads. #pfnews
- 🚨 Pro Farmer's 2025 National Production Estimates: 🚨 • Corn: 16.204 billion bu.; Average yield of 182.7 bu. per acre Corn +-1% = 16.366 billion bu. to 16.042 billion bu.; 184.5 bu. to 180.9 bu. per acre • Soybeans: 4.246 billion bu.; Average yield of 53.0 bu. per
- We know the corn yield calculated during Crop Tour will be different than USDA’s final yield for each state. Fortunately, we know by how much on average. There are reasons for the differences & understanding them makes Tour yields valuable. #pftour23
- The national estimates reflect Pro Farmer’s view on production & yields. They take into account data gathered during Crop Tour & other factors like weather, crop maturity, historical differences in Tour data versus USDA’s final yields, areas outside those sampled on Tour, etc.
- If the U.S. corn or soybean crops end up much below average, the reduced supplies & additional food price increases will bring pressure from government officials to “do something.” That usually results in policy moves that eventually have proven to be the incorrect approach.
- There has never been a record yield when corn planting progress was less than 50% as of May 12, as it was this year.
- A shortage of nitrogen fertilizer due to soaring natural gas prices is threatening to reduce global crop yields next year, CF Industries said yesterday. #pfnews
- We know the corn yield calculated during Crop Tour will be different than USDA’s final yield for each state. Fortunately, we know by how much on average. There are reasons for the differences & understanding them makes Tour yields valuable. zurl.co/iDl1 #pftour24
- The corn price to fertilizer price ratio on inputs such as phosphate are now the highest on record, and as corn prices continue to slide, it’s creating a financial hurt on farmers. zurl.co/xGekk
- Oil refinery Chevron announced it will invest $600 million in 2 soybean crush facilities owned by Bunge Ltd., securing needed feedstock for renewable fuels. Last month, Marathon Petroleum announced partnering with ADM to build a soybean processing complex in N.D. #pfnews
