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Drought shifts across US, bringing mixed fortunes for agriculture

Heavy rains ease Midwest concerns, while Western farmers face worsening conditions.

Feed & Grain Staff

July 7, 2025

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Webinar: What’s ahead for global poultry in 2027—and what will it mean for your business?

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Flexible Magnetic Patch

USDA reports record-low September feedlot placements

Feedlots placed 12% fewer cattle in September than a year earlier, the smallest September total since USDA's monthly series began in 1996.

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Brand Insights

Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

SEW-EURODRIVE, Inc.

SEW-EURODRIVE’s Austin Burdette discusses heat challenges in grain handling gearboxes and how proper thermal management can reduce downtime and extend equipment life.

Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

Low Mississippi River puts Southern grain basis at risk

Arkansas research shows more than half of a barge rate increase can reach Southern farmers as weaker basis, as ACBL cuts tow sizes 13%.

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ECB economists see euro-area food inflation rebounding in 2027

Energy-driven fertilizer costs and the 2026 summer drought are expected to lift cereal prices first, then meat and dairy through animal feed.

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USDA expects food price growth to slow in 2027

Beef, sugar and farm-level wheat prices are running well above average while eggs and milk fall, according to the Economic Research Service's October outlook.

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University of Melbourne seeks commercial release of GM feed wheat

Australia's gene technology regulator plans to open public comment in early December on wheat modified for higher iron and zinc, intended mainly for animal feed.

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USDA adds five-state cash cattle report to restore price data

The new regional report pools Southern Plains and Colorado trades that confidentiality rules had kept out of public price reporting.

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China buys 2.18 million metric tons of US soybeans in one week

Chinese buyers accounted for more than three-quarters of weekly U.S. soybean sales, while corn sales climbed and wheat sales slipped.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

CHS puts grain elevators up for auction

The farmer-owned cooperative is selling facilities in southern Minnesota as the industry shifts toward larger processing centers.

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SABIL signs grain supply deals with Tanmiah Food

The agreements cover storage, logistics and international sourcing of feed grains.

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Bayer invests $45M in canola research hub

The new Winnipeg facility will advance seed development and breeding capabilities for Canadian farmers.

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Grain Facility Renovations & Builds

Illinois helps fund expansion of corn-to-ethanol research center

Illinois is doubling down on biofuels research with an expansion of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at SIUE.

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Grain Processing

EPA proposes full reallocation of 2025 refinery exemptions

EPA's "100% reallocation" plan would keep small refinery exemptions from shrinking 2025 biofuel blending obligations.

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