FarmPolicy

This map gives you a rough sense of all the ways U.S. land is used. Much of U.S. land serves specific purposes, such as the 2 million acres devoted to golf courses or the 3 million acres for airports.bloom.bg/37XnVYh

2/2 #Brazil #soybean #harvested area is estimated at 48.5 million hectares, down 2% from last month, but up 2% from MY 2024/25, and 6% above the 5-year average. From the @USDAForeignAg: tinyurl.com/28f9msjd

1/ USDA estimates #Brazil #soybean production for marketing year 2025/26 at 180 million metric tons, unchanged from last month, but up 4% from MY 2024/25, and 13% above the 5-year average From the @USDAForeignAg: tinyurl.com/28f9msjd

USDA estimates #Brazil #corn production for marketing year 2025/26 at 135 million metric tons, up 2% from last month, yet down 1% from MY 2024/25, but 5% above the 5-year average. From the @USDAForeignAg: tinyurl.com/28f9msjd

2/2 Marketing year 2025/26 #Argentina #corn #harvest is 28% complete, as of late April. From the @USDAForeignAg: tinyurl.com/28f9msjd

1/ USDA estimates #Argentina #corn production for marketing year 2025/26 at a record 59 million metric tons, up 20% from MY 2024/25. From the @USDAForeignAg: tinyurl.com/28f9msjd

2/2 According to Statistics #Canada, in the past few years, around 2% of the #wheat crop is not #harvested by the end of the season. From the @USDAForeignAg: tinyurl.com/28f9msjd

1/ USDA forecasts #Canada #wheat production for marketing year 2026/27 at 35 million metric tons, down 12% from last year’s record, but 5% above the 5-year average. From the @USDAForeignAg: tinyurl.com/28f9msjd

4/4 Read the full ag weather outlook for May 15 here: bit.ly/3Rn0a2F

3/ Severe #thunderstorms will also occur, while record-setting #warmth will cover portions of the South, East, and lower Midwest. Mostly dry weather will prevail the next 5 days from California to the southern High Plains, as well as the mid-Atlantic and Southeastern States.

1/ Ag weather outlook from the @usda_oce, May 15: A mostly dry pattern will break down as a pair of cold fronts traverse the country. The initial front will generate widely scattered #thunderstorms across the central and southern Plains and the Midwest. bit.ly/3Rn0a2F

With #soybeans projected to reach an “unprecedented milestone,” #Brazil’s total #grain #production for 2025-26 is forecast to reach 358 million tonnes, up 5.7 million tonnes (1.6%) year on year, according to the latest forecast from Conab. world-grain.com/articles/22759…

The #USDA designated a natural #disaster area Thursday in four #SouthDakota counties due to #drought, making farmers and ranchers eligible to apply for emergency loans. agriculture.com/partners-droug…

A federal judge denied Thursday a motion by #farm #workers to issue a preliminary injunction that would have blocked a new Trump administration policy that lowered the minimum #wage for foreign-born seasonal workers. courthousenews.com/judge-wont-blo…

The @ASA_Soybeans says it fully supports year-round E15 ethanol, but says social media backlash stems from confusion over SREs in House bill language as the measure heads to a tougher Senate fight. agweb.com/news/crops/soy…

2/2 #Heat is boosting moisture demands in areas still experiencing #drought. According to the May 12 U.S. Drought Monitor, Extreme to Exceptional Drought covers 58% of the Southeast region, which includes Alabama and the Atlantic Coast States from Florida to Virginia.

1/ Ag weather highlights from the @usda_oce, May 15: In the #South, #warmth is encroaching from the west and south. In fact, today’s high #temperatures should exceed 90°F across parts of Florida’s peninsula and many areas west of the Mississippi Delta. bit.ly/3Rn0a2F

2/2 In fact, today’s warmth in the western #CornBelt — high #temperatures should reach 90°F or higher as far north as western Iowa — will promote emergence and growth of recently planted corn and soybeans.

1/ Ag weather highlights from the @usda_oce, May 15: In the #CornBelt, #warmth continues to expand eastward while a few #thundershowers in the central Belt accompany the arrival of warmer weather. bit.ly/3Rn0a2F

2/2 The southern High #Plains are experiencing early season #heat (high #temperatures near 100°F), drought, low humidity levels, and increasingly breezy conditions.

1/ Ag weather highlights from the @usda_oce, May 15: On the #Plains, ongoing gusty #winds today across the northern Plains could lead to blowing dust and an elevated #wildfire threat. The southern High Plains are also at risk for wildfire activity. bit.ly/3Rn0a2F