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Average interest rates for fixed-rate mortgages hover near their @FreddieMac series lows, with the 30-year now at 2.87% and the 15-year at 2.37% ow.ly/bB8z50BNEX7

Some Investors Stepping Up Due Diligence Regarding “Greenwashing” In Startups bit.ly/3nMt8Ld

From 1996 to 2017, insecticide use among U.S. #corn and #cotton farmers fell by over 80 percent, @USDA_ERS

Vegetable Acres Harvested for Sale: 2017 (Census of #Agriculture), @usda_nass

Smaller #Corn and #Soybean Supply Forecast, as #Derecho Harvest Impact Grows farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2020/10/smalle…

Trump Funnels Record Subsidies to #Farmers Ahead of Election Day nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/…

#Trade, #biofuels and the environment: key #agriculture issues in U.S. election reut.rs/3j0vG53

USDA’s #organic regulatory program data show that organic farm production & food-handling operations are concentrated in #California (top #fruit & #vegetable producer), the Northeast (small-scale organic farms), and the Upper #Midwest (a major producer of organic milk) @USDA_ERS

Housing appears to be a bright spot in a gloomy U.S. economic outlook. But some data suggest a weaker outlook ahead for the housing sector ow.ly/7GwP50BOPOD

Average interest rates for fixed-rate mortgages hover near their @FreddieMac series lows, with the 30-year now at 2.87% and the 15-year at 2.37% ow.ly/Tal150BNE2f

Bayer and BASF Pushing to Keep Dicamba on the Market bit.ly/3lGNV0K

Top 10 U.S. Agricultural Exports to #China, @USDAForeignAg

Recent @USDAForeignAg Reports Highlight #Soybean, #Meat, and #Corn Export Variables farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2020/10/recent…

Smaller #Corn and #Soybean Supply Forecast, as #Derecho Harvest Impact Grows farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2020/10/smalle…

Although housing industry demand dropped throughout the spring and summer, prices remained steady because of low inventory and historically low mortgage rates ow.ly/57JQ50BMsKI

Did you know @FDICgov and @ChicagoFed are co-hosting a virtual training session Oct 15 at 9 am CT focusing on community development investment for Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/3nnS8Iq

Trump Administration Invests Up To $100 Million to Increase American Biofuel Sales bartellpowell.com/2020/10/trump-…

Trump threatens more tariffs on #China in a second term. nytimes.com/2020/10/08/bus…

National Daily #Hog and #Pork Summary, bit.ly/2zfaGGS @USDA_AMS * Actual Hog Slaughter. * 2020, 2019, and five-year average.

USDA Daily #Ethanol Report, bit.ly/3dqJWlT @USDA_AMS * #Iowa: #Corn and ethanol average prices. * 2020, 2019 and five-year average.