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Soybean crops in Argentina and Brazil are major factors in USDA's April outlook of global bean production, as well as supply and demand estimates. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discusses drought in major South American soybean growing countries such as Argentina and Brazil, and crop impacts as a result.

What are some of the adjustments made by USDA in its April global and domestic rice supply and demand estimates? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

USDA’s April cotton balance sheets for cotton indicated the domestic and global ledgers went opposite directions regarding ending stocks. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

There's a bit of good news for food shoppers in the latest Consumer Price Index report. (Gary Crawford and Megan Sweitzer, USDA economist)

Megan Sweitzer, USDA economist, with some of the key food price numbers in the latest Consumer Price Index.

Megan Sweitzer, USDA economist, saying that beef is one of only a handful of foods that are costing less than they did a year ago.

The area of the country with shortages of topsoil moisture has expanded over this last week. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

There's been an expansion of areas with too much topsoil moisture. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Will our farmers see another year of record net income this year? Will consumers finally see retail food prices come down? Gary Crawford has some expert answers on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. USDA Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh...