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What does drought coverage look like to start April for various crop-growing and commodity producing areas of the country per the U.S. Drought Monitor? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

What are the latest numbers regarding U.S. agricultural exports, imports, and trade balance after the first five months of 2024-25? (Rod Bain and USDA economist Bart Kenner)

What categories of ag exports and imports reflect notable changes in the latest USDA Ag Trade Forecasts? (Rod Bain and economist Bart Kenner)

USDA economist Bart Kenner discusses changes in bulk commodity exports year over year per the latest Agricultural Trade Forecast.

USDA economist Bart Kenner discusses processed fruit and vegetable oil among categories of U.S. ag exports year over year.

Economist Bart Kenner discusses some of the more notable increases in ag imports by category from the latest USDA Ag Trade Outlook.

New information is expected to be part of USDA’s April Supply and Demand Estimates for various commodities, but what might those data sets be? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski notes South American crop production and U.S. export data as perhaps highlights from within this month's USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.

What is the planting progress indicated for several Spring crops, per USDA’s first look at crop progress for the year? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Heavy flooding in locales where crop planting is underway could impact both progress as well as the crops themselves. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)