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The May WASDE: Expectations for the 2025/26 Marketing Year

May 15, 2025 by andrew.wright

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Cotton picker on Tuesday, Sep 17, 2024, in El Campo, Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

The USDA released its May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on Monday. The May report is significant because it provides our first look at the USDA’s expectations for the upcoming marketing year. Today, we discuss what the report indicates about the 2025/26 season.

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Filed Under: Corn, Cotton, Crops, Sorghum, Wheat

Projected Crop Insurance Prices and Revenue Guarantees in 2025

March 6, 2025 by andrew.wright

Projected crop insurance prices for counties in AgriLife Extension Districts 1 and 2 were set in February. Today, we consider what these prices imply about the financial risk that producers face in 2025. [Read more…] about Projected Crop Insurance Prices and Revenue Guarantees in 2025

Filed Under: Corn, Cotton, Crops, Risk Management, Sorghum, Uncategorized

Examining the 2025 Corn and Sorghum Budgets

February 19, 2025 by andrew.wright

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Corn on Tuesday, Sep 17, 2024, in El Campo, Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

The 2025 crop and livestock budgets are available on the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Economics website.  In today’s post, we break down the District 1, District 2, and District 3 corn and sorghum budgets and discuss what they imply about feed grain production in 2025. [Read more…] about Examining the 2025 Corn and Sorghum Budgets

Filed Under: Business Management, Corn, Crops, Risk Management, Sorghum

Input Costs in 2025

January 17, 2025 by andrew.wright

Picture of a stack of coinsAs we enter a new year, producers are making plans for a new crop.  Those plans will depend in part on their expectations regarding their costs of production.  In this post, we’ll discuss our expectations for five important costs in 2025. [Read more…] about Input Costs in 2025

Filed Under: Business Management, Corn, Cotton, Crops, Risk Management, Sorghum, Uncategorized, Wheat

Corn and Sorghum Market Update

August 14, 2024 by andrew.wright

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Field crops in Burleson County on July 30, 2021. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

On August 12, USDA released three important reports: the weekly Crop Progress report, the monthly Crop Production report, and the latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report.  In this post, we discuss what these reports say about corn and sorghum production in 2024. [Read more…] about Corn and Sorghum Market Update

Filed Under: Corn, Crops, Marketing Plan, Sorghum

June Report Indicates More Acres Planted to Cotton

July 24, 2024 by andrew.wright

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Aug. 9, 2022 in College Station, Texas. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

On June 28, USDA released its Acreage Report for 2024.  In this post, we look at how planted acres in 2024 for corn, sorghum, wheat and cotton compares to 2023 and to the March Prospective Plantings survey.  We also examine how the Acreage report impacts production estimates in the July WASDE.

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Filed Under: Corn, Cotton, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Sorghum, Wheat

High Plains Ag Week 5/15/2024 – Reviewing the May WASDE Report

May 15, 2024 by andrew.wright

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Field crops in Burleson County on July 30, 2021. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

On May 10, USDA released a new World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report.   In this week’s post, we’ll look at what the report has to say about cotton and grain crop production in the 2024/25 crop year. [Read more…] about High Plains Ag Week 5/15/2024 – Reviewing the May WASDE Report

Filed Under: Corn, Cotton, Crops, Marketing Plan, Sorghum, Wheat

High Plains Ag Week 4/17/2024 – Corn and Sorghum Budgets in 2024

April 17, 2024 by andrew.wright

Field crops in Burleson County on July 30, 2021. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

The 2024 crop and livestock budgets for most districts have been published on the AgriLife Extension Economics website.  In this post, we look at the expected costs and returns for corn and sorghum enterprises in the High Plains.

 

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Filed Under: Business Management, Corn, High Plains Ag Week, Marketing Plan, Risk Management, Sorghum, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Resources

High Plains Ag Week – 1/18/2024 – Input Costs for 2024

January 18, 2024 by andrew.wright

Angled shot of pen on a graphHow will input costs change for crop enterprises on the Texas High Plains?  Today, we look at three key inputs to crop production and discuss expectations for the price of these inputs this year.

 

 

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Filed Under: Business Management, Corn, Cotton, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Risk Management, Sorghum, Wheat

High Plains Ag Week – 7/13/23 – Reviewing the June Acreage Report

July 13, 2023 by casey.matzke

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its latest acreage report on June 30.  Today, we review this report.

 

 

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Filed Under: Corn, Cotton, Crops, High Plains Ag Week, Marketing Plan, Peanuts, Sorghum, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Resources, Wheat Tagged With: corn, Cotton, crops, Peanuts, wheat

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