Severe weather has been intense and frequent across the Midwest over the
last 10 days. That continues on Wednesday with a big event forecast.
BAg Weather Forum
Average retail fertilizer prices are mostly lower for the first time since
the first week of February 2026. Five fertilizers are lower in price while
prices for the remaining three fertilizers were slightly higher compared to
last month. Only two fertilizers had a significant move, which DTN designates
as anything 5% or more.
BDTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
A new S&P Global report commissioned by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in
Action finds limited growth in biofuel demand could put U.S. farmland under
pressure. It warns that without higher ethanol blends and expanded fuel
markets, millions of acres could shift out of production by 2050.
FStalling E15 Expansion Risks Corn Acres
With soybean oil used in biofuel production expected to soar in 2026-27,
there is no room for exports to be anything more than token amounts for the
foreseeable future.
@^Canada Markets
Iowa has successfully eradicated the pseudorabies virus after the first
U.S. commercial detection since 2004, with a second round of testing confirming
the disease did not spread beyond the initially affected facilities. All
quarantines have been lifted.
=^Quarantine Lifted After PRV Cleared
