U.S. EPA to Recommend Lower Biofuel Blending Mandates Below 2020 Levels
The EPA is expected to recommend to the White House lowering the nation's biofuel blending mandates below 2020 levels, in what would be a blow to the biofuels industry, two sources familiar with the matter said Friday.
Pro Farmer Releases National Corn and Soybean Crop Estimates
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 15.116 billion bu. with an average yield of 177.0 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.436 billion bu. on a national average yield of 51.2 bu. per acre.
Southern Rust is in some Illinois Corn at R4 Stage, 30 Days from Finish Line
Corn production is a marathon every season, and even though the 2021 crop in Illinois is only 30 days away from reaching the finish line it still needs to be monitored for insects and disease.
