$276 Corn and $199 Soybeans Realistic Per-Acre Profits

By the world’s standards, they looked like an unlikely group of employees to bring into a sow barn. But to Jimmy Tosh, owner of Tosh Farms, they looked like a group of women who could use a second chance.

The profit estimates are based on fall delivery prices of $6 corn and $14 soybeans, according to Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois Extension economist and Soybean Industry Chair in Agricultural Strategy.

U.S. imports of agricultural products from Mexico rose $37.9 billion in 2021, up 15% compared with 2020, while U.S. ag exports to Mexico busted all-time records the same year.

A popular St. Patrick's Day dish is having a good harvest right now. Details in today's AgDay Minute.