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How did USDA’s Chief Economist and the markets respond to Friday’s annual Crop Production Report revising end-of-year forecasts for 2024’s corn and soybean crops? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Chief Economist Seth Meyer discusses some of the potential trade reaction to USDA's Quarterly Stocks and Winter Wheat Seedings Reports.

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What were the findings of quarterly stocks, winter wheat seedings, and annual crop production review among the reports issued Friday by the Agriculture Department Friday to start this calendar year? (Rod Bain)

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A developing weather system over the weekend and early next week adds concerns regarding wildfire containment efforts in Southern California. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Several locales within the Los Angeles metro area … rural as well as urban … are impacted by the destruction of this week’s series of wildfires. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

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What did the latest edition of USDA’s “America’s Farms and Ranches at a Glance” show regarding income trends on household farms? (Rod Bain and research economist Katherine Lim)

The Agriculture Department's Chief Economist explains why there was a surge of used cooking oil imports last year, and what that means for the nation's biofuel industry going forward. (Rod Bain and Seth Meyer)